---

A study on preterm births and neonatal outcomes during second wave of COVID-19

---

Original Article

Author Details : Navya Velishetty*, Janaki Vellanki

Volume : 9, Issue : 1, Year : 2022

Article Page : 6-9

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijogr.2022.002

Suggest article by email

Get Permission

---

Abstract

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.

How to cite : Velishetty N, Vellanki J, A study on preterm births and neonatal outcomes during second wave of COVID-19. Indian J Obstet Gynecol Res 2022;9(1):6-9

This is an Open Access (OA) journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.