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cord-022776-fz7m177w	Wong, S.F.	Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and pregnancy	2003-12-22		.txt	text/plain	1463	92	56	Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has already had an enormous impact on society and medical practice but presents special problems in pregnancy. The following comments are based on the experience of those in Hong Kong caring for patients with SARS in pregnancy of which there have been 10 at the time of writing in May 2003. The risk of cross infection is particularly high at the time of vaginal or operative deliveries, especially when there is maternal viraemia. There have not been any fetal problems reported in the very few women given ribavarin in the second half of pregnancy 2,3 . Our own experience with SARS in Hong Kong is in keeping with the extra risk of pregnancy in viral illness. Therefore, it is tempting to recommend early delivery or termination of pregnancy in pregnant women who are seriously ill with SARS.	./cache/cord-022776-fz7m177w.txt	./txt/cord-022776-fz7m177w.txt