SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnant Women and Newborns in Two Maternity Hospitals in Salvador-Bahia, Brazil

Overview

Journal Braz J Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2021 Jun 16

PMID 34133953

Authors

Licia Maria Oliveira Moreira

Jesus Patino

Patricia Ribeiro de Oliveira

Maria Heloina Moura Costa

Ana Cecilia Santiago

Gubio Soares Campos

Silvia Ines Sardi

Carlos Menezes

Priscila Pinheiro Ribeiro Lyra

Eduardo Martins Netto

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Abstract

The outbreak of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) causing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread globally. As of June 18, 2020, a high maternal mortality rate due to SARS-CoV-2 infections was identified in Brazil, representing most of the world cases at that time. An observational, cross-sectional study was performed with pregnant women admitted in two maternity hospitals located in Salvador/Bahia and their newborns, from May 24 up to July 17 of 2020. Among 329 pregnant women enrolled at hospital admission, a high prevalence (n=28; 8.5%) of pregnant women with COVID-19 was observed, as well as a high proportion of asymptomatic cases (n=19; 67.9%). Two newborns had detectable SARS-CoV-2 but evolved without abnormalities. This data highlight the importance of identifying pregnant women with COVID-19 for proper isolation measures to prevent in-hospital transmission.

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