A study by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation-run Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, known as Sion hospital, that got published in an international medical journal this month, said while majority of Covid-positive mothers were discharged without major complications, severe maternal mortality was reported as a result of the disease. It said delay in seeking medical help or referral to tertiary care were some reasons which lead to disease progression and delay in starting treatment.

Pregnant women have been in the high-risk category or susceptible population in the Covid-19 pandemic. While the association between Covid-19 cases and pregnancy has been studied across the globe, the study, covering 390 patients, done by the gynaecology department of Sion hospital, was published in the latest edition of International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynaecology.