The effect of gestational age at the time of diagnosis on adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with COVID-19


Aydin G. A., Unal S., Ozsoy H. G. T.

JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH, cilt.47, sa.12, ss.4232-4240, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/jog.15051
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4232-4240
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, gestational age, pregnancy outcome, trimester, DISEASE 2019 COVID-19, CORONAVIRUS, PREECLAMPSIA, EXPRESSION, FETAL
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective We aimed to investigate the incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth, preeclampsia (PE), and fetal growth restriction (FGR) in pregnant women with COVID-19 according to the gestational age. Methods This retrospective study included 167 pregnant women who were hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19. The patients were divided into three groups according to the time of diagnosis as follows: <12 weeks of gestation (first trimester, n = 10), 12-24 weeks of gestation (n = 28), and >24 weeks of gestation (n = 129). Medical records of the patients were reviewed retrospectively and adverse pregnancy outcomes were analyzed. Results A total of 49 (29.3%) patients had an active COVID-19 infection at the time of delivery, while 118 (70.7%) gave birth after the infection was cleared. Twenty-three patients had preterm birth and the gestational age was <34 weeks in only four of these patients. There was no significant difference in the preterm birth, PE, FGR, HELLP syndrome, and gestational diabetes mellitus among the three gestation groups (p = 0.271, 0.394, 0.403, 0.763, and 0.664, respectively). Four (2.39%) patients required intensive care unit stay. Maternal death was seen in only one (0.59%) patient. Conclusion Our study showed no significant correlation between the gestational age at the time of COVID-19 infection and the frequency of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth, PE, FGR, and gestational diabetes mellitus. However, further studies are needed to draw a firm conclusion on this topic.