DOI: https://doi.org/10.22263/2312-4156.2022.3.53
V.I. Kharlenak1, E.G. Leonovich2, L.A. Roslik2, M.P. Famina1, E.E. Bordyukova2
Pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in women with Covid-19 infection. The experience of the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Maternity Hospital
1Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University, Vitebsk, Republic of Belarus
2Vitebsk Regional Clinical Maternity Hospital, Vitebsk, Republic of Belarus
Vestnik VGMU. 2022;21(3):53-63.
Abstract.
Currently there are few conflicting data on the impact of coronavirus infection COVID-19 on the course of pregnancy, childbirth, fetus status and postpartum period. We have analyzed the course of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period in 973 women with various severity degrees of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy, in labor and postpartum period according to the data of the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Maternity Hospital. We have studied labor and delivery medical records of women with COVID-19: out of them 393 were asymptomatic women, 464 – mild cases, 100 – with moderate and 16 with severe infection. The health status of 365 newborns from COVID-19-infected mothers was analyzed. A throat/oropharyngeal swab was taken to determine SARS-CoV-2 by PCR on the 3rd day after childbirth in all newborns (100%) with the mother’s consent. Negative results were obtained in 100% of newborns from mothers with COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19, coronavirus infection and pregnancy, childbirth, perinatal outcomes.
Acknowledgements: The authors express their deep gratitude for the extremely valuable contribution to the providing of VRCMH patients’ medical aid to the director of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center “Mother and Child” S.A. Vasiliev, chief freelance obstetrician-gynecologist of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus L.Ch. Neden, head of the Infectious Diseases Chair of Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, associate-professor Y.L. Gorbich, associate-professor of the Chair of Anesthesiology & Resuscitation of Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education V.V. Rimashevsky, professor of the Chair of Infectious Diseases of BSMU D.E. Danilov, associate-professor of the Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology of BSMU V.I. Duda, lecturer of the Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology of BSMU I.Z. Yalonetstky, chief physician of VRCIH T.A. Kovaleva, deputy chief medical officer of VRCIH I.A. Romanenkova, deputy chief medical officer of VRCH A.M. Kashtanov, staff members of the anesthesiology and resuscitation department of VRCH: head of the department A.V. Goncharov, doctors N.A. Vitalev, D.N. Lovikov.
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Information about authors:
V.I. Kharlenak – Candidate of Medical Sciences, associate professor of the Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology with the course of the Faculty for Advanced Training & Retraining, Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University,
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E.G. Leonovich – chief physician, Vitebsk Regional Clinical Maternity Hospital;
L.A. Roslik – deputy chief medical officer, Vitebsk Regional Clinical Maternity Hospital;
M.P. Famina – Doctor of Medical Sciences, associate professor of the Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology with the course of the Faculty for Advanced Training & Retraining, Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University;
E.E. Bordyukova – obstetrician-gynecologist, Vitebsk Regional Clinical Maternity Hospital.
