Safety of vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19.
COVID-19
Intrapartum transmission
Neonatal infection
Pregnancy
Vaginal delivery
Journal
Pediatrics and neonatology
ISSN: 2212-1692
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Neonatol
Pays: Singapore
ID NLM: 101484755
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2021
01 2021
Historique:
received:
19
05
2020
revised:
08
09
2020
accepted:
30
10
2020
pubmed:
22
11
2020
medline:
29
1
2021
entrez:
21
11
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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. 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. 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. Vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19 is not associated with a significant risk of neonatal infection.
Sections du résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33218936
pii: S1875-9572(20)30174-1
doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2020.10.010
pmc: PMC7605754
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Comment
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no competing interest.