TY - JOUR
T1 - Mother-Infant Dyads with COVID-19 at an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital
T2 - Clinical Manifestations and Birth Outcomes
AU - Sabharwal, Vishakha
AU - Bartolome, Ruby
AU - Hassan, Sacha Al
AU - Levesque, Bernadette M.
AU - Camelo, Ingrid Y.
AU - Wachman, Elisha M.
AU - Figueira, Marisol
AU - Yarrington, Christina D.
AU - Cooper, Ellen R.
AU - Barnett, Elizabeth D.
AU - Parker, Margaret G.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute COVID-19 Pilot Grant Program (UL1TR001430) to Elizabeth Barnett.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021. Thieme. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/6/1
Y1 - 2021/6/1
N2 - Objective: This study aimed to describe maternal characteristics and clinical outcomes of infants born to mothers with positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) tests during pregnancy at an urban, safety-net hospital in Boston. Study Design: We abstracted electronic chart data from 75 pregnant women with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests at any stage of gestation until 72 hours after birth who delivered consecutively between March 31 and August 6, 2020 at our center. We collected clinical data on maternal and infant characteristics, including testing, signs, and symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), delivery outcomes, newborn care practices (skin-to-skin care, location of care, and breastfeeding) and 30-day postdischarge infant emergency room visits and readmissions. We described categorical characteristics as percentages for this case series. Results: Among 75 pregnant women, 47 (63%) were Hispanic, 10 (13%) had hypertension, 23 (30%) had prepregnancy obesity, and 57 (76%) had symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. Regarding birth outcomes, 32 (41%) had cesarean delivery and 14 (19%) had preterm birth. Among 75 infants, 5 (7%) had positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction tests in the first week of life, all of whom were born to Hispanic mothers with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and had clinical courses consistent with gestational age. Six (8%) infants visited the emergency department within 30 days of discharge; one was admitted with a non-COVID-19 diagnosis. Conclusion: At our urban, safety-net hospital among pregnant women with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests, 41% had a cesarean delivery and 19% had a preterm birth. Seven percent of infants had one or more positive SARS-CoV-2 tests and all infants had clinical courses expected for gestational age. Key Points Among 75 pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 positive testing at our center, five infants (7%) had one or more SARS-CoV-2 positive tests in the first week of life. Infants with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests had clinical courses expected for gestational age.
AB - Objective: This study aimed to describe maternal characteristics and clinical outcomes of infants born to mothers with positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) tests during pregnancy at an urban, safety-net hospital in Boston. Study Design: We abstracted electronic chart data from 75 pregnant women with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests at any stage of gestation until 72 hours after birth who delivered consecutively between March 31 and August 6, 2020 at our center. We collected clinical data on maternal and infant characteristics, including testing, signs, and symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), delivery outcomes, newborn care practices (skin-to-skin care, location of care, and breastfeeding) and 30-day postdischarge infant emergency room visits and readmissions. We described categorical characteristics as percentages for this case series. Results: Among 75 pregnant women, 47 (63%) were Hispanic, 10 (13%) had hypertension, 23 (30%) had prepregnancy obesity, and 57 (76%) had symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. Regarding birth outcomes, 32 (41%) had cesarean delivery and 14 (19%) had preterm birth. Among 75 infants, 5 (7%) had positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction tests in the first week of life, all of whom were born to Hispanic mothers with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and had clinical courses consistent with gestational age. Six (8%) infants visited the emergency department within 30 days of discharge; one was admitted with a non-COVID-19 diagnosis. Conclusion: At our urban, safety-net hospital among pregnant women with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests, 41% had a cesarean delivery and 19% had a preterm birth. Seven percent of infants had one or more positive SARS-CoV-2 tests and all infants had clinical courses expected for gestational age. Key Points Among 75 pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 positive testing at our center, five infants (7%) had one or more SARS-CoV-2 positive tests in the first week of life. Infants with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests had clinical courses expected for gestational age.
KW - birth outcomes
KW - COVID-19
KW - newborns
KW - SARS-CoV-2
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0041-1726429
DO - 10.1055/s-0041-1726429
M3 - Article
C2 - 33853145
AN - SCOPUS:85104388552
SN - 0735-1631
VL - 38
SP - 741
EP - 746
JO - American Journal of Perinatology
JF - American Journal of Perinatology
IS - 7
ER -