Clinical characteristics and perinatal outcomes of pregnant women with Coronavirus-19 disease

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the maternal and perinatal outcomes of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of medical records of 37 pregnant women with the diagnosis of COVID-19. The clinical characteristics, laboratory results, perinatal and neonatal outcomes were analyzed. Results: The majority of cases with COVID-19 were evaluated as mild (97.3%). None of the women needed intensive care unit or invasive mechanical ventilation and mortality were not observed. The most common symptoms were fever (62.2%) and cough (40.5%). Of all the pregnancies, 5.4% ended with abortion, 2.7% with stillbirth, and 10% of the infants were hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit. Neonatal mortality was not observed. Conclusion: In our study, none of the pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection had severe illness. Vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 which was possible in several studies is not observed in our patient population.

Maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection in our tertiary hospital

“…[5] In many studies, it has been shown that there are both fetal and maternal adverse outcomes such as preterm birth, respiratory distress, fetal distress, and premature rupture of membrane in pregnant women who have had COVID-19. [1,[6][7][8] In this study, we evaluated the fetal and maternal outcomes in pregnant women infected with COVID-19 between April 2020 and December 2021 in our clinic, which is the only tertiary hospital in our city.…”