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Comparison of perinatal and neonatal outcomes of symptomatic pregnancy infected with SARS-CoV-2
Oğuz Arslan1, Burak Giray2, Niyazi Tuğ1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Sancaktepe Şehit Prof. Dr. İlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Objective:
In this study, maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women with positive severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA tests were evaluated according to their symptomatic status. The clinical progression of SARS-CoV-2-positive pregnant women and the effect of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on newborns was investigated.
Material And Methods:
This retrospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary pandemic hospital specializing in caring for pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2. We included patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction test at delivery, subdividing them into symptomatic and asymptomatic groups.
Results:
Two hundred and forty-nine patients were included in the study. The mean age of the pregnant women in the symptomatic group was higher than those in the asymptomatic group (p=0.001). The iatrogenic preterm birth rates in the symptomatic and asymptomatic groups were 43.37% and 8.43%, respectively (p<0.001). Cesarean section rate was higher in symptomatic group (p=0.01). Maternal death was significantly higher in symptomatic pregnant women (p<0.001). The neonatal intensive care unit admission rate was higher in symptomatic pregnant women (p<0.001).
Conclusion:
The maternal and fetal outcomes for mothers with symptomatic infections tend to be worse, highlighting the importance of careful management, good follow-up and the advisability of closer monitoring.
