A multicenter study on epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 125 newborns born to women infected with COVID-19 by Turkish Neonatal Society

Oncel M. Y., Akin I. M., KANBUROĞLU M. K., Tayman C., Coskun S., Narter F., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.180, sa.3, ss.733-742, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 180 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00431-020-03767-5
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.733-742
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Pregnancy, Newborn, MANAGEMENT, DIAGNOSIS, CHILDREN
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Limited data are available on pregnant women with COVID-19 and their neonates. We aimed to evaluate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of newborns born to women infected with COVID-19. A multicenter cohort study was conducted among newborns born to mothers with COVID-19 in 34 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Turkey. Pregnant women (n = 125) who had a positive RT-PCR test and their newborns were enrolled. Cesarean section, prematurity, and low-birthweight infant rates were 71.2%, 26.4%, and 12.8%, respectively. Eight of 125 mothers (6.4%) were admitted to an intensive care unit for mechanical ventilation, among whom six died (4.8%). Majority of the newborns (86.4%) were followed in isolation rooms in the NICU. Four of 120 newborns (3.3%) had a positive RT-PCR test result. Although samples taken on the first day were negative, one neonate became positive on the second day and the other two on the fifth day. Sample from deep tracheal aspirate was positive on the first day in an intubated case.