Maternal and Neonatal Complications of COVID-19: A Case-series Study

authors:

avatar Solmaz Aziz-Ahari 1 , * , avatar Babak Beigi 2 , avatar Ehsan Parsa 1 , avatar Fatemeh Ghelichkhani 3

Imam Sajjad Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Neonatology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and Universal Scientific and Educational Network, Tehran, Iran
Midwifery and Reproductive Health Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Iranian Journal of Pediatrics: Vol.31, issue 4; e114479
published online: May 16, 2021
article type: Letter
received: March 17, 2021
revised: April 21, 2021
accepted: April 27, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.114479

how to cite: Aziz-Ahari S, Beigi B, Parsa E, Ghelichkhani F. Maternal and Neonatal Complications of COVID-19: A Case-series Study. Iran J Pediatr. 2021;31(4):e114479. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.114479.

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