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Risk of Neonatal Outcomes Associated with COVID-19 Infection during Pregnancy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Document Type : original article

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1 Assistant Professor of obstetrics & Gynecology, Fellowship of infertility, Supporting the family and the youth of population Research Core, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Clinical Research Development Unit of Akbar Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Student of medical science, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

4 Student of medical science, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

5 MD, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Background: Since its announcement as a pandemic, COVID-19 has been shown to be associated with more severe outcomes among pregnant women. Infected mothers may develop Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR), stillbirth, premature labor, and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation when carrying a child (DIC). The present study aimed to estimate the risk of severe COVID-19 and its correlation with adverse neonatal outcomes among pregnant women.
Methods: This was a population-based, retrospective cohort study of all pregnancies with a live birth or fetal death in Mashhad, Iran, from February 20, 2020, to June 21, 2020, on 460 patients who tested positive for COVID-19. The assessed neonatal outcomes included preterm birth, IUGR, stillbirth, severe neonatal asphyxia, and neonatal death. Modified Poisson and multinomial logistic regression models were used to derive relative risk estimates.
Results: 460 patients identified with COVID-19 during pregnancy were assessed in the study. Overall, the most prevalent complication was preterm birth, with a total of 119 (25.9) cases. In multivariable analysis, the risk of preterm labor, low birth weight, severe neonatal asphyxia, ICU-admitted mother, the length of hospitalization> 7 days and IUGR were significantly increased in the Stillbirth. The risk of global preterm birth had also significantly increased in the Stillbirth group compared to the other group (91.7% versus 23.7%, aOR = 3.66, 95% CI [8.85- 165.87], p < 0.001).
Conclusion: Along with the possibility of more severe COVID-19 infection among pregnant women, five complicated outcomes were described in the present study, including preterm birth, IUGR, stillbirth, severe neonatal asphyxia, and neonatal deaths as risk factors of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy.

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International Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 11, Issue 7
July 2023
Pages 18027-18036
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