Pregnancy & COVID 19 Infection: Our Experience

Authors: Manish RP* , Meenakshi P , Rutvi MP , Janaki b , Shyam P , Sneha P , Khushbu P and Amit D

DOI: 10.23880/oajg-16000221

Volume 6, Issue 3

Abstract

Corona virus disease is also known as Covid -19. This pandemic has represented major impact on health system and societies world-wide. There is no particular high risk seen among mother and fetus. In addition to these aspects specifically to Covid -19 and gestation that should be known by specialist in order to correctly diagnose disease, classify severity; distinguish obstetric complications with specific signs of Covid -19 and for taking most appropriate management decision. The pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV2) has exposed vulnerable populations to global health crisis. Mother and fetuses are particularly susceptible to poor outcome. There are very limited data how SARSCoV2 behaves in pregnant women & their infants. We pearly reviewed 100 gravida women infected with covid-19 pneumonia. Out of which 72 symptomatic patients admitted to our hospital while 28 asymptomatic but Covid-19 positive patients’ care taken on OPD basis followed by home quarantine for 14 days. Aims & Objectives 1) To summarize the clinical features and oxygen requirement of COVID-19 in pregnancy and post-delivery. 2) Any intervention required to improve maternal and perinatal outcome. 3) Use of Remdesivir in hypoxic antenatal & postnatal patients with COVID - 19. Introduction The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV2) has exposed many populations in the world leads to global health crisis. Pregnant women and their fetuses are particularly susceptible to this infection with poor outcome. We pearly reviewed 100 gravida infected with COVID-19 pneumonia, out of which 72 symptomatic patients with high & moderate viral load admitted to our hospital while 28 asymptomatic patients with low viral load were taken care on OPD basis followed by home quarantine for 14 days. Materials & Methods This was a single-center; metaanalysis performed at Sunshine global hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat designated hospitals for pregnancy with COVID-19 in the epicenter of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak and data compiled at Scientific Research Institute, Surendranagar, and Gujarat. We included antenatal & postnatal women with COVID-19 from inpatient & outpatient department.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pregnant women; Fetus; RT-PCR; D-Dimer; CRP; Remdesivir

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