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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2021

Pregnancy outcomes and vertical transmission capability of SARS-CoV-2 infection among asymptomatic females: A cross-sectional study in a tertiary care rural hospital.

Kalpana Kumari, Ramakant Yadav, Sangh Mittra, Arushi Kumar, Prashant K Bajpai, Dhiraj K Srivastava, Raj Kumar

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Kalpana KumariDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UP University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ramakant YadavDepartment of Neurology, UP University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sangh MittraSenior Consultant (Gynecologist), Avanti Bai Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Arushi KumarMBBS, Medical Researcher, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Prashant K BajpaiDepartment of Community Medicine, UP University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Dhiraj K SrivastavaDepartment of Community Medicine, UP University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Raj KumarDepartment of Vice Chancellor, UP University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Adesh University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic is still spreading throughout the world along with its strange and frightening mutations, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it as a global pandemic.

objectiveThe present investigation aims to evaluate the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on mother and newborn outcomes and the vertical transmission potential of this virus. STUDY

designThis was a cross-sectional study conducted at a tertiary care dedicated COVID-19 hospital. A total of 40 pregnant females (RT-PCR positive for SARS-CoV-2) and their 41 neonates (including stillbirths and a twin delivery) were included in the present study.

resultsAll the mothers in the study were SARS-CoV-2 positive on the RT-PCR test, but none had any COVID-19 symptoms (pneumonia-like fever, cough, fatigue, sore throat, shortness of breath, and diarrhea). Out of 41 newborns, 38 (92.7%) were healthy, one (2.4%) was a stillbirth, and two newborns (4.9%) could not be revived. All the 41 (100.0%) neonates, including stillborn and preterm were negative for the SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test. Twenty-Six neonates (63.4%) were delivered by caesarean section, whereas 15 cases (36.6%) had a normal vaginal delivery.

conclusionThe present study showed no suggestion of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in pregnant females. Therefore, the placenta might function as a barrier to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Also, there were no complications come upon during the delivery of any neonate in the present study.

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COVID-19maternal and fetalperinatal outcomeplacental barrierSARS-CoV-2vertical transmission

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