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ArticleCureus2022

Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of COVID-19-Positive Pregnant Women.

Pragya Shree, Nupur Mittal, Soniya Vishwakarma, Vandana Verma, Virendra Pandey, Ekta Thadani

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Pragya ShreeObstetrics and Gynaecology, Autonomous State Medical College Fatehpur, Mathura, IND.
Nupur MittalObstetrics and Gynaecology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, IND.
Soniya VishwakarmaObstetrics and Gynaecology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, IND.
Vandana VermaObstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Raebareli, IND.
Virendra PandeyObstetrics and Gynaecology, Kanti Devi Medical College and Research Centre, Mathura, IND.
Ekta ThadaniObstetrics and Gynaecology, Kanti Devi Medical College and Research Centre, Mathura, IND.

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Abstract

Background The risks of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes are not very clear in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-positive pregnant women. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the maternal and fetal outcomes in COVID-19-positive pregnancies. Methodology This prospective, cohort study was conducted in a tertiary care center over the period of one year. The study group comprised pregnant patients who presented with COVID-19 in the first and second waves of the pandemic. Maternal symptoms due to COVID-19 infection, comorbidities, number of admissions to the intensive care unit (ICU), and maternal mortality were noted for every patient. Perinatal outcomes were recorded in the form of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), mode of delivery, preterm deliveries, birth weight of newborns, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions, and neonatal mortality. Data analysis was done in the form of a variable percentage and mean ± standard deviation (SD). Results COVID-19-positive pregnant patients were mostly asymptomatic (48.07%). Term deliveries (37-40 weeks) were seen in 44 (89.8%) patients. The percentage of normal vaginal delivery was 74% and cesarean section was 24%. Out of 52 patients, two (3.8%) patients were admitted to the high dependency unit (HDU), one (1.9%) patient was admitted to the ICU, and 49 (94.3%) patients were in the isolation ward. Of the 49 live births, four (8.16%) newborns were admitted to the NICU. No neonatal death was recorded. Conclusions In this study, COVID-19-pregnant women were mostly asymptomatic. Neonates of COVID-19-infected women also mostly tested COVID-19 negative. More studies are needed with larger sample sizes to determine the effect of COVID-19 infection in pregnant women and neonates.

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