Open AccessMATERNAL AND PERINATAL OUTCOMES OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE COVID 19 INFECTION IN PREGNANCY – A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY.
Author(s) -
Richa Udhwani,
Siby Varghese,
Maria Cecília
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/7600719
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , apgar score , obstetrics , pregnancy , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , vaginal delivery , medical record , covid-19 , birth weight , comorbidity , low birth weight , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , genetics
Purpose: To study maternal and perinatal outcomes of COVID –positive pregnant women in a tertiary healthcarecentre.Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective statistical analysis of records of COVID positive women whodelivered at our institution between May 2020 to December 2020.Results: There were 44 COVID positive pregnant women during the study period of which 40 (90.9%) were termpregnancies and 4 (9.09%) preterm pregnancies. There were 17 (38.63%) women who had spontaneous onset oflabour, 14 (31.8%) were induced and 13(29.5%) had elective LSCS. 14(31.8%) women had normal vaginaldelivery,26(59.09%) had LSCS and 4(9.09%) had instrumental delivery. Most women 39(88.6%) were asymptomaticand 5(11.3%) presented with mild symptoms. 30 patients (68.18%) had underlying medical disorders. There were 5(11.3%) babies with low birth weight ( 7 for all babies. Six (15.7%) babies requiredNICU admission and 2 (4.5%) were COVID positive.Conclusion: Majority of the COVID positive women were asymptomatic . Majority of the patients had an underlyingcomorbidity.None underwent ICU admission. Risk of preterm delivery and NICU admission was similar to COVIDnegative patients. Risk of vertical transmission exists. Fetal outcomes in terms of APGAR scores at 5 min, birth weightwas found to be good.