|Videos|November 28, 2022

Disseminated intravascular coagulation among pregnant patients with COVID-19

Author(s)Morgan Ebert

Jeanette Carpenter, MD, MSCI, maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Pediatrix Medical Group, discussed a recently published study regarding pregnant COVID-19 patients who also had disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).

Jeanette Carpenter, MD, MSCI, maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Pediatrix Medical Group, based out of Salt Lake City, Utah, discussed a recently published study regarding pregnant COVID-19 patients who also had disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). DIC is a serious condition that can cause the depletion of blood clotting factors and lead to hemorrhage among other complications.