Pregnancy outcome after COVID-19 infection in different trimesters | ||||
| ARCADEs of MEDICINE | ||||
| Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2023, Page 82-90 PDF (359.07 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/arcmed.2023.202862.1023 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Abobaker Hesham Negm  1; Ahmed Kamel Sadek Bakr1; Ahmed Rizk El-Zayat2; Alaa El-Din Nageeb El-Ebrashy3
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| 1Obstetrics and Gynecology department ,Armed forces collage of medicine ,Cairo , Egypt . | ||||
| 2Obstetrics and Gynecology department ,Cairo University ,Cairo ,Egypt . | ||||
| 3Obstetrics and Gynecology department ,Cairo university ,Cairo ,Egypt . | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) infection during pregnancy could lead to worse pregnancy outcomes, whether maternal or fetal. Studies have associated COVID-19 with an increased risk of premature birth, premature membrane rupture (PROM), and cesarean section (CS) delivery, together with preterm delivery. Given the paucity of studies on the effect of COVID-19 on pregnancy outcomes, this study was conducted to determine the pregnancy outcomes among pregnant COVID-19 women in an Egyptian population. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at Masr El Gedida Military Hospital on 100 pregnant women with confirmed COVID-19 infection from March of 2020 to December of 2021. Women had been followed through their medical records and investigations for the different pregnancy outcomes (maternal or fetal). Results: Sixty-two percent of COVID-19 pregnant women delivered by elective CS, 19% by emergency CS, and 12% by normal vaginal delivery. The mean GA at delivery was 35.7 weeks. Moreover, 70% of pregnant COVID-19 women continued their pregnancy; 7% had an abortion; 8% had intrauterine growth restriction; 5% had intrauterine fetal demise; 5% had preterm labour and PROM; 4% had preterm labour; and 1% had antepartum hemorrhage. The mean APGAR scores at 1 and 5 minutes were 8.5 and 9.5, respectively. The mean birth weight was 3054 grams. It was noticed that 22 neonates were COVID-19 positive, and 18 neonates needed NICU admission Conclusion: Women who had COVID-19 at any point during their pregnancies might be more likely to experience adverse maternal and newborn outcomes. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| COVID-19; maternal outcomes; pregnancy outcomes; preterm birth | ||||
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