Neonatal outcome in 29 pregnant women with COVID-19: A retrospective study in Wuhan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As of June 1, 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused more than 6,000,000 infected persons and 360,000 deaths globally. Previous studies revealed pregnant women with COVID-19 had similar clinical manifestations to nonpregnant women. However, little is known about the outcome of neonates born to infected women.

Methods and findings

In this retrospective study, we studied 29 pregnant women with COVID-19 infection delivered in 2 designated general hospitals in Wuhan, China between January 30 and March 10, 2020, and 30 neonates (1 set of twins). Maternal demographic characteristics, delivery course, symptoms, and laboratory tests from hospital records were extracted. Neonates were hospitalized if they had symptoms (5 cases) or their guardians agreed to a

SUBMITTER: Wu YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7386573 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature