Clinical and obstetric outcomes in pregnant women with covid-19 in the Brazilian Amazon
International Journal of Development Research
Clinical and obstetric outcomes in pregnant women with covid-19 in the Brazilian Amazon
Received 10th April, 2021; Received in revised form 19th May, 2021; Accepted 28th June, 2021; Published online 28th July, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Vinícius Egas Salvajoli et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: analyze the clinical-obstetric condition and the outcomes of pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19 in a maternity hospital in the Brazilian Amazon. Methods: This is a case series in which we analyze clinical and obstetric records of pregnant women with COVID-19. The data were collectedin a maternity hospital in the northernmost Brazil. The outcomes evaluated were maternal death and hospital discharge before or after delivery. Results: We identified 17 pregnant women as confirmed COVID-19 cases. 15 patients were symptomatic, with the most common symptoms being dyspnea, cough, fever, and cephalea. One pregnant woman died on the way to the Intensive Care Unit, seven stable patients (41.2%) were discharged without delivery, and nine (52.9%) were discharged after delivery. Of the nine deliveries, six were cesarean sections, with one indication due to the COVID-19 condition, and the others according to obstetric indication. Conclusions: During the month in which Amapá presented the highest incidence of COVID-19 cases in Brazil, the findings of this small case group of COVID-19 in pregnant women suggest a severity level similar to those reported for non-pregnant patients.
