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. 2021 Feb 6;13(2):e13184.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.13184.

Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: A Single-Centre Observational Study

Vinita Singh  1 , Anisha Choudhary  1 , Mamta R Datta  1 , Alokananda Ray  1
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Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: A Single-Centre Observational Study

Vinita Singh et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Background: The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is one of the most challenging healthcare crises faced globally. Adequate information and understanding of the clinical presentation and impact of the disease on maternal and neonatal outcomes is the key to successfully manage a pregnancy with COVID-19.

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the clinical presentation of COVID-19 in pregnancy, its course during pregnancy and its effects on maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Study design and setting: This study was a retrospective observational study conducted at Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India. Population and study period: All COVID-19-positive (by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction or rapid antigen test) pregnant women admitted to the hospital from 15th May 2020 to 15th November 2020. Results: A total of 132 COVID-19-positive pregnant women were included in the study. Eighty-six women (65.15%) were asymptomatic, 45 women (34.09%) had mild symptoms and one woman had severe disease. Major co-morbidities seen were hypertensive disorders (pre-eclampsia, gestational hypertension and chronic hypertension) in 18 (13.64%) and diabetes (gestational diabetes, diabetes mellitus type 2) in 14women (10.60%). The rate of preterm delivery was 28.69% (n=35). Caesarean section was done for 78 women (63.93%) and 44 (36.07%) delivered vaginally. Average birth weight reported was 2.59 kilograms. Forty babies (33.06%) were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Two babies (1.65%) tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) within 24 hours of delivery. Conclusion: COVID-19 in pregnancy commonly presents as an asymptomatic or mild disease. It is associated with high rates of preterm births and neonatal admissions to the intensive care unit. Intrauterine and neonatal death rates remain low. Vertical transmission is possible; however, the incidence is low, and the majority of these neonates are asymptomatic.

Keywords: covid 19; maternal outcome; neonatal outcome; pregnancy; sars-cov-2; vertical transmission.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Temporal trends of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in pregnant women during our study.
NOV - November, JUN - June, AUG - August, SEPT - September, OCT - October
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