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Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes among COVID-19-Infected and Non-Infected Pregnant Women, Saudi Arabia: A Case-Control Study
Author(s): Bushra Saeed Fahran Alasmri, Shamsun Nahar Khalil, Abdullah Alsabaani, Mamdoh Eskandar, Jameelah Ali Aboud, Amal Mohammed Alqahtani, Jawaher Hassan Ali Hazazi, Eman Mushabab Ibrahim Alreybah and Bander Mohammad Almojarthe
Background: COVID-19 has been documented to affect pregnancy outcomes. Therefore, this study evaluated and compared pregnancy and perinatal outcomes, complications and risk factors among COVID-19 infected and noninfected Saudi pregnant women. Methods: A retrospective case-control study was conducted in Maternal and Children Hospital, Abha. One COVID-19 infected patient was matched with 2 uninfected patients (controls). Data were collected using a researchers-generated standardized report form. The t-test and Fisher test were used to compare groups. Logistic regression was used to determine the associations between exposure to COVID-19 and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Results: We recorded data from 150 patients (50 cases and 100 controls). COVID-19 positive women had a significantly increased likelihood of developing complications and having poor maternal and neonatal outcom.. Read More»
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