Safety of vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19.

Authors :: Lopian M
Kashani-Ligumsky L
Czeiger S
Cohen R
Schindler Y
Lubin D
Olteanu I
Neiger R
Lessing JB
Somekh E
Source :: Pediatrics and neonatology [Pediatr Neonatol] 2021 Jan; Vol. 62 (1), pp. 90-96. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 02.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: 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.)