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. 2024 Aug 30;52(8):811-816.
doi: 10.1515/jpm-2024-0258. Print 2024 Oct 28.

KANET evaluation in patients with SARS-CoV-2

Zacharias Fasoulakis  1 , Asim Kurjak  2 , Ioakeim Sapantzoglou  1 , Anastasia Maria Daskalaki  1 , George Daskalakis  1 , Panos Antsaklis  1
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KANET evaluation in patients with SARS-CoV-2

Zacharias Fasoulakis et al. J Perinat Med. .
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Abstract

Objectives: To determine a possible correlation between SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and altered fetal behavior.

Methods: Kurjak's antenatal neurodevelopmental test (KANET) was applied from 28 to 40 weeks in 38 gestations (group A) diagnosed with COVID-19 infection during the first week and 43 non-COVID pregnant women (group B).

Results: No statistically significant differences considering maternal age (33±3.9 years for group A vs. 31±4.1 years for group B) and gestational age (33±1.6 weeks for group A compared to 33±2.1 weeks for group B) were observed. KANET scores were not different between the two groups.

Conclusions: Fetal behavior differences are not altered in women diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the third trimester of pregnancy.

Keywords: KANET; SARS-CoV-2; fetal neurobehavior.

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