Maternal mortality and morbidity amongst antenatal patients with and without COVID-19 infection

Sushila Kharakwal; Anshul Sharma; Prerana Mishra

doi:10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20231873

Authors

Sushila Kharakwal Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Anshul Sharma Department of Respiratory Medicine, Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, New Delhi, India
Prerana Mishra Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20231873

Keywords:

COVID-19 pandemic impact, Maternal mortality, Antenatal patients, TruNaat testing, Pregnancy and COVID

Abstract

Background: The aim of our study is to compare the maternal mortality between those who are infected with COVID-19 infection and those who are not. Our study was done at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, which included 2 groups: group 1- pregnant women with COVID-19 infection, and group 2- pregnant women without COVID-19 infection.

Methods: Our study is prospective and comparative study, done over 250 antenatal patients admitted at our centre, with COVID-19 infection status confirmed either by rapid antigen testing, or by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)/TruNaat testing who had signs and symptoms of COVID-19 infection along with those who needed obstetric intervention or had a high-risk pregnancy status.

Results: Preterm labor accounted for the maternal complication with a majority in COVID-19 infected maternal group. Maternal mortality did not increase amongst patients affected with COVID-19 infection within our study duration.

Conclusions: Maternal mortality thus did not seem to be affected much by the COVID-19 pandemic probably due to the low infectivity and fatality of third wave was low.

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