Published date: Aug 08 2022

Journal Title: International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine

Issue title: International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM): Volume 20, Issue No. 7

Pages: 529-538

DOI: 10.18502/ijrm.v20i7.11555

Razieh Sadat TabatabaiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mother and Newborn Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Leila Asadil_asadi66@yahoo.comDepartment of Midwifery, Research Center for Infection Disease, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Maryam MohammadiDepartment of Midwifery, Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Mina RahmaniDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mother and Newborn Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Elahe RezaeianSchool of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Fatemeh GhasemiShahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Mohammad Javad TarahiDepartments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Background: Coronavirus infection has caused widespread concern among mothers and physicians about the health of pregnant women and infants.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and prenatal findings of pregnant women with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) virus.

Materials and Methods: The present study was a descriptive study that was conducted in 6 mother and child care centers. In this study, 81 pregnant women with COVID-19 admitted to centers in the period from March 2020-September 2020 were studied. Clinical and prenatal findings of the pregnant mothers were recorded using a data collection form with details of demographic characteristics and these were analyzed.

Results: The gestational age of the affected women was between 4 and 40 wk. 48 deliveries were performed and 25% of deliveries were preterm. Coronavirus infection was the cause of termination of pregnancy in 4 cases. The most common symptoms of women when visiting the medical centers were: dry cough (58.0%), muscle pain and myalgia (56.8%) and fever (51.9%). The most common laboratory findings in the women were: increased C-reactive protein (67.90%), lymphopenia (18.51%), decreased white blood cells (27.16%), and increased liver enzymes (18.51%). Regarding the status of the newborns, out of the 33 neonates examined, 3 neonates were diagnosed with COVID-19.

Conclusion: The most common symptoms of pregnant women with COVID-19 are similar to those of other adults. In relation to neonatal infection, given that a number of the neonates tested positive, there appears to be evidence of vertical transmission, which requires further investigation.

Key words: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Pregnancy, Clinical, Prenatal.

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