Abstract
Abstract Objective: Evaluation of COVID-19 during pregnancy and the
pregnancy outcomes. Design: A prospective cohort study. Setting: Central
First Health Care Cluster (multicentric), Riyadh. Population or Sample:
Pregnant women with a singleton pregnancy diagnosed with COVID-19 .
Methods: Parameters included: the age of the patient, gestational age at
diagnosis, symptoms at presentation (cough, fever), presence of
congenital anomalies, IUFD, mode of delivery, presence of PPH, admission
to ICU, newborn Apgar s.core, cord PH, need for NICU admission, and the
newborn becoming infected with COVID-19. Main Outcome Measures: COVID-19
positive women and adverse maternal and fetal outcome Results: One
hundred pregnant, COVID-19-positive women met the inclusion criteria;
the average age of participants was 31.2 years (SD ± 6.4). Asymptomatic
patients represented 54% of participants. Most of the deliveries
occurred at 36 weeks or less as preterm delivery. Cesarean sections
represented 55% of our population. The average weight of the newborn
was 2.86 ± 0.65SD); however, 23 (26.4 %) of the newborns delivered to a
COVID-positive mother became COVID-19 positive. Conclusion: A high rate
of preterm labor, miscarriage, cesarean section, and newborn testing
positive for COVID-19 were observed among our population. No congenital
anomalies related to COVID-19 were observed. Keywords: Pregnancy, COVID
19, Preterm labor, Miscarriage, Saudi Arabia