Title
Epidemiological characteristics and obstetric complications in pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19 in a public hospital
Other title
Características epidemiológicas y complicaciones obstétricas en gestantes con diagnóstico de COVID-19 en un hospital público
Date Issued
01 October 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Campomanes Pelaez, Elena
Alaya Rodríguez, Nilda
Silva Ramos, Julio
Zuñiga Olivera, Nieves
Publisher(s)
Editorial Ciencias Medicas
Abstract
Introduction: COVID-19 in pregnant women has been a challenge in maternal care, since it could increase the risk of suffering from some obstetric diseases and negative perinatal results. Objective: To describe the epidemiological characteristics and obstetric complications in pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19. Methods: Descriptive, and cross-sectional study, carried out in a sample of 235 pregnant women with a diagnosis of COVID-19, selected in a non-random way. Epidemiological characteristics and obstetric complications were studied, which were reported by descriptive statistics in univariate tables. Results: The average age of the pregnant women was 27.6 ± 3.7 years, 65.5 % were cohabiting and 77.4 % had secondary education. In addition, 71.5 % were between 37 and 40 weeks' gestation, 28.5 % had no prenatal care, 68.9 % were multi-pregnant, and 27.7 % had a history of abortion; 90.6 % were asymptomatic and headache was the most frequent symptom (7.4 %). Among obstetric complications, 30.6 % had a cesarean birth, 20 % had anemia and 15.7 % premature rupture of the membrane. Hellp syndrome (0.9 %) and eclampsia (0.4 %) were the least frequent. Conclusions: In pregnant women with COVID-19 there is a high rate of obstetric complications, which are mainly caesarean section and anemia. Most pregnant women are asymptomatic and have an IgM / IgG serological result.
Volume
50
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología
Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85126913618
Source
Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar
ISSN of the container
01386557
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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