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Safety of vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19
Miriam Lopian1, Lior Kashani-Ligumsky1, Shelly Czeiger1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Background:
There is limited data regarding the safety of vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19. Our goal was to assess the safety of vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19 and the risk of neonatal infection.
Methods:
This was a single medical center cohort study. Data were collected about the outcome of twenty-one women with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection who delivered between March 23, 2020, and May 8, 2020.
Results:
Twenty-one gravidas were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. None required admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and there were no fatalities. Seventeen delivered vaginally and four by caesareans. Apgar scores of all neonates were 9 at 1 min and 10 at 5 min. One neonate was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection 24 h after birth.
Conclusions:
Vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19 is not associated with a significant risk of neonatal infection.
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