Suicide due to fear of COVID-19, in the last month of pregnancy, leads to neonatal seizure: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

and importance: Limited data are available about various effects of COVID-19 on pregnancy. On the other hand, the COVID-19 pandemic could exacerbate anxiety or schizophrenia symptoms.

Case presentation

The patient is a 5-day-old newborn, whom his mother suffers from schizophrenia, depression and anxiety disorders. The young pregnant mother gets delusions of being infected with Covid-19, thus attempts suicide with Sertraline, Clonazepam, Quetiapine and Rispeirdone, although she was in the last week of pregnancy. The newborn baby referred to our neonatal ward with seizure and apnea. Phenytoin and caffeine were administered leading to some degree of symptom relief, but due to the dermatologic reactions of phenytoin, they were replaced with levetiracetam.

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SUBMITTER: Boskabadi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8610832 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature