Association between symptoms of COVID-19 infection and adverse maternal-perinatal outcomes in pregnant women at a referral hospital

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https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2023.401.11205

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COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Severity of Illness Index, Pregnancy, Newborn

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Objectives. To determine the association between symptoms of COVID-19 infection and adverse maternal-perinatal outcomes in pregnant women from a referral hospital. Materials and methods. Analytical cross-sectional study of women in the third trimester of pregnancy hospitalized due to COVID-19 in the gynecology and obstetrics area of a general hospital in Lima during 2020. Clinical and obstetric variables were collected. Fisher’s exact test and Chi-square test were used during the descriptive analysis. Poisson regression was used to find the association between the variables of interest, with a 95% confidence interval (95%CI). Results. A total of 272 pregnant women were included, 50.3% of whom had symptoms of infection. Of these, 35.7% of the pregnant women and 16.5% of the newborns had an adverse outcome. Having symptoms of COVID-19 infection increased the risk of maternal complications as a whole (PR= 2.32 95%CI: 1.61-3.34), premature rupture of membranes (PR= 2.73 95%CI: 1.51-4.94) and preeclampsia (PR= 2.73 95%CI: 1.51-4.94). Similarly, symptoms of COVID-19 infection increased the risk of perinatal complications as a whole (PR= 2.51 95%CI: 1.34-4.68) and acute fetal distress (PR= 2.99 95%CI: 1.07-8.38)]. Conclusions. The presence of symptoms of COVID-19 infection increase the risk of adverse maternal-perinatal outcomes.

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2023-03-28

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Angulo-Fernandez K, Olivera-Rojas A, Mougenot B, Herrera Añazco P. Association between symptoms of COVID-19 infection and adverse maternal-perinatal outcomes in pregnant women at a referral hospital. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 28 [cited 2024 Apr. 26];40(1):34-41. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/11205

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