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    What pregnant people should know about COVID-19

    Pregnant in the time of COVID-19? An expert in maternal-fetal medicine weighs in: "Expecting parents should prepare to be home for several months."
    by Patti Verbanas-Rutgers Mar 30, 2020 0 minutes
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    As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, pregnant women report concerns about how COVID-19 could affect them and their unborn babies.

    “Most people who acquire COVID-19 will recover fully with minimal risk. This is true for pregnant women as well.”

    Here, Justin Brandt, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the division of maternal-fetal medicine at Rutgers University Robert Wood Medical School, discusses some common questions regarding pregnancy and the coronavirus:

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