1. Safety of vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19.
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Lopian M, Kashani-Ligumsky L, Czeiger S, Cohen R, Schindler Y, Lubin D, Olteanu I, Neiger R, Lessing JB, and Somekh E
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- Cohort Studies, Delivery, Obstetric, Female, Hospital Mortality, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Pregnancy, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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Background: There is limited data regarding the safety of vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19. Our goal was to assess the safety of vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19 and the risk of neonatal infection., Methods: This was a single medical center cohort study. Data were collected about the outcome of twenty-one women with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection who delivered between March 23, 2020, and May 8, 2020., Results: Twenty-one gravidas were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. None required admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and there were no fatalities. Seventeen delivered vaginally and four by caesareans. Apgar scores of all neonates were 9 at 1 min and 10 at 5 min. One neonate was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection 24 h after birth., Conclusions: Vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19 is not associated with a significant risk of neonatal infection., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no competing interest., (Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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- 2021
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