Maternal and perinatal outcomes and placental pathologic examination of 29 SARS-CoV-2 infected patients in the third trimester of gestation.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

On December 31, 2019, an unknown outbreak of pulmonary disease was reported in China. The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was the etiologic agent of this disease, and responsible of the current pandemic of COVID-19. Accumulated evidence on placental features is based most on case-reports and small case-series, with differing results.

Methods

We gathered a cohort of 29 infected pregnant mothers who delivered 32 newborns, and had placentas available for pathologic examination. Placentas were compared with a control group.

Results

Of the 29 mothers, clinical and radiological features were similar to what was already described in COVID-19. Pregnancy modified some analytical parameters. One of the mothers succumbed to the disease. Of the 32 newborns, 1 developed an early

SUBMITTER: Blasco Santana L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8250643 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature