Clinical Characteristics of Newborns Born to Mothers with COVID-19
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Covid-19 Mothers n= 101 | Control Group n = 101 | p | |||
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Gestational age (weeks) (min–max) | 38.75 (34–41) | 38.75 (35–41) | NS 1 | ||
Birth weight (g) (min–max) | 3470.96 (2382–4920) | 3340.74 (2160–4755) | NS 1 | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 61 | 60.4% | 63 | 62.4% | NS 2 |
Female | 40 | 39.6% | 38 | 37.6% | NS 2 |
Mode of delivery | |||||
Cesarean section | 84 | 83.17% | 41 | 40.59% | p < 0.05 2 |
Natural childbirth | 13 | 12.87% | 50 | 49.5% | p < 0.05 2 |
Vacuum extraction | 4 | 3.96% | 10 | 9.9% | NS 2 |
Problems and complications during pregnancy | |||||
Intrauterine growth restriction | 1 | 0.99% | 10 | 9.9% | p < 0.05 2 |
Positive group B strep test during pregnancy | 14 | 13.86% | 11 | 10.89% | NS 2 |
PROM | 3 | 2.97% | 4 | 3.96% | NS 2 |
Meconium-stained amniotic fluid | 8 | 7.92% | 12 | 11.88% | NS 2 |
Diabetes during pregnancy | 12 | 11.88% | 11 | 10.89% | NS 2 |
Hypertension during pregnancy | 9 | 8.91% | 8 | 7.92% | NS 2 |
Smoking during pregnancy | 2 | 1.98% | 2 | 1.98% | NS 2 |
Congenital anomalies | 2 | 1.98% | 3 | 2.97% | NS 2 |
Covid-19 Mothers n = 101 | Control Group n = 101 | p | |||||
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Apgar score | Median | Min. | Max. | Median | Min. | Max. | |
1 st min of life | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | NS 1 |
5 th min of life | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | NS 1 |
Resuscitation in the delivery room | 4 | 3.96% | 3 | 2.97% | NS 2 |
Covid-19 Mothers n = 101 | Control Group n = 101 | p 1 | |||
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Transient tachypnoea of newborns | 12 | 11.88% | 4 | 3.96% | p = 0.037 |
Respiratory distress syndrome (requiring surfactant treatment) | 1 | 0.99% | 0 | 0% | NS |
Pneumonia | 3 | 2.97% | 2 | 1.98% | NS |
Respiratory support | 16 | 16.0% | 4 | 3.96% | p = 0.01 |
Respiratory Distress | TTN | ||||
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Covid-19 mothers | Cesarean section (n = 83) | 15 (18.07%) | NS 1 | 12 (14.29%) | NS 1 |
Natural childbirth (n = 13) | 1 (7.69%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Vacuum extraction (n = 4) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Control group | Cesarean section (n = 41) | 5 (12.2%) | NS 1 | 4 (9.76%) | NS 1 |
Natural childbirth (n = 50) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Vacuum extraction (n = 10) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
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Wróblewska-Seniuk, K.; Basiukajć, A.; Wojciechowska, D.; Telge, M.; Miechowicz, I.; Mazela, J. Clinical Characteristics of Newborns Born to Mothers with COVID-19. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 4383. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194383
Wróblewska-Seniuk K, Basiukajć A, Wojciechowska D, Telge M, Miechowicz I, Mazela J. Clinical Characteristics of Newborns Born to Mothers with COVID-19. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021; 10(19):4383. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194383
Chicago/Turabian StyleWróblewska-Seniuk, Katarzyna, Agnieszka Basiukajć, Dobrochna Wojciechowska, Mayanthi Telge, Izabela Miechowicz, and Jan Mazela. 2021. "Clinical Characteristics of Newborns Born to Mothers with COVID-19" Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 19: 4383. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194383