COVID-19 and perinatal outcomes among pregnant women admitted to isolation unit at Suez Canal university hospital, Egypt: A crosssectional study

Abstract

This study described the maternal and perinatal outcomes of pregnant women infected with COVID-19. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used in this study of 75 women diagnosed with COVID-19 in the isolation unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Suez Canal University hospital. Data was collected by a structured interview questionnaire and assessment of patients’ records in the period from April 26, 2021, to October 31, 2021. This study found that 7/29 (24.14%) of women had abortions, 9/46 (19.57%) had preterm labor, 2/19 (10.53%) had both postpartum hemorrhage and puerperal pyrexia, 2/46 (4.35%) had an antepartum hemorrhage, and 2/52 (3.85%) had preeclampsia. Regarding fetal complications, 2/46 (4.35%) had intrauterine fetal distress, and 2/52 (3.85%) had a stillbirth. Concerning neonatal outcomes, 31.25% of cases needed NICU admission, 12.5% required mechanical ventilation and developed ARDS, 18.75% had low birth weight, and only 6.25% of all cases died. This study concluded that pregnant women with COVID-19 seem to have a high risk of abortion and preterm birth. Their neonates are at high risk of NICU admission and low birth weight.