Clinical characteristics, maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Turkey

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate clinical features, laboratory test results, maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnant patients with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease caused by a severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Healthy pregnant women are more susceptible to developing COVID-19.

METHODS: We reviewed clinical data from pregnant patients with a laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2, who were admitted to two tertiary care hospitals in Turkey. Demographic, clinical characteristics, laboratory test results, imaging findings, treatment received, maternal and neonatal outcomes were collected.

RESULTS: A total of 24 pregnant women were enrolled in this study. The mean maternal and gestational age was 26.9±5.37 years and 24.15±10.61 weeks, respectively. Cough was observed as the most common symptom (n=15; 62.5 %). The lowest lymphocyte percentage was 20.83±13.05 (%). Nine women have delivered by Caesarean section, while one had a vaginal birth. One woman with critical COVID-19 died 2 days later postpartum. The neonate had been transferred to neonatal intensive care unit and died within 24 hours of birth.

CONCLUSION: Our findings showed that except for one patient, the clinical course of COVID-19 during pregnancy was mild. Early hospitalization of pregnant women with confirmed and suspected COVID-19, liberal testing for SARS-CoV-2, active management with a multidisciplinary team seemed to be critical to recovery (Tab. 3, Ref. 31).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:122

Enthalten in:

Bratislavske lekarske listy - 122(2021), 2 vom: 10., Seite 152-157

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ozsurmeli, M [VerfasserIn]
Terzi, H [VerfasserIn]
Hocaoglu, M [VerfasserIn]
Bilir, R A [VerfasserIn]
Gunay, T [VerfasserIn]
Unsal, D [VerfasserIn]
Turgut, A [VerfasserIn]
Karateke, A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Coronavirus
Journal Article
Pregnancy SARS-Cov-2.

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.02.2021

Date Revised 01.02.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4149/BLL_2021_023

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320646769