Safety of vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19.
Pediatr Neonatol
; 62(1): 90-96, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1065525
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is limited data regarding the safety of vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19. Our goal was to assess the safety of vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19 and the risk of neonatal infection.METHODS:
This was a single medical center cohort study. Data were collected about the outcome of twenty-one women with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection who delivered between March 23, 2020, and May 8, 2020.RESULTS:
Twenty-one gravidas were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. None required admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and there were no fatalities. Seventeen delivered vaginally and four by caesareans. Apgar scores of all neonates were 9 at 1 min and 10 at 5 min. One neonate was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection 24 h after birth.CONCLUSIONS:
Vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19 is not associated with a significant risk of neonatal infection.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Neonatol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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