Authors : Navya Velishetty, Janaki Vellanki
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijogr.2022.002
Volume : 9
Issue : 1
Year : 2022
Page No : 6-9
Background: Pregnant women were considered as high risk group for COVID-19 disease. Occurrence of SARS-Co V 2 infection during pregnancy increased risk of adverse birth outcomes, including preterm births but the evidence for the same is limited.
Aim: To study the preterm and very preterm births and their neonatal outcomes in mothers infected with COVID-19 during the second wave of pandemic.
Objectives: 1. To study the preterm and very preterm births in COVID-19 pregnant women during the second wave. 2. To determine whether any additional risk is conferred by maternal pre existing medical conditions including chronic and gestational hypertension, diabetes and obesity for neonatal adverse outcomes.
Materials and Methods: All pregnant women infected with COVID-19 delivering before 37 weeks during the second wave were studied.
Neonatal outcomes of the preterm and very preterm births were analyzed based on the birth weight, gestational age, APGAR score, NICU admissions and NICU deaths.All the findings were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: During this study, out of 500 pregnant women with COVID-19 infection, 61.2% (306) women delivered preterm. Of all preterm births, low birth weight was seen in 213 cases (69.6%) & 92(30%) babies were admitted in NICU. Preterm births were observed to be increased during the second wave of COVID-19.
Conclusion: Pregnant women infected with SARS- Co V 2 are at increased risk for preterm and very preterm births & higher occurrence of NICU admissions were noted.
Keywords: COVID- 19, Second wave, Preterm birth, Pregnancy.