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Impacts and effects of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy
Amala Sunder1, Bessy Varghese1, Basma Darwish1
1From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital, Riffa, Bahrain.
Objectives:
To explore the trimester wise significance of the primary outcome in pregnant women during coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Methods:
Retrospective observational study of pregnant women who were infected with COVID-19 from April 2020 until March 2021 at Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, Riffa, Bahrain. The study focused on the effects in relation to gestational age (GA), association with variables, severity, and treatment. A p-value of ≤0.05 was considered significant.
Results:
During the study period, 74 COVID-19 cases were identified from the recorded 2944 pregnant women. The mean GA at diagnosis was 33.5±12.2 weeks, and the mean GA at birth was 38.4±1.8 weeks. Analysis of the obstetric complications revealed fetal growth restriction (FGR) had a p-value of <0.001. According to the trimester wise analysis, between the gestational period at diagnosis and the outcome of pregnancy, significant p-value of <0.01 was found in miscarriage. There were no significant associations found in GA at diagnosis and delivery, complications in relation to maternal age and body mass index, and no maternal morbidities or mortalities.
Conclusion:
In our study, FGR and miscarriage were the identified complications. However, the maternal and neonatal end result of COVID-19 was satisfactory.
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