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Lopian M, Kashani-Ligumsky L, Czeiger S, Cohen R, Schindler Y, Lubin D, Olteanu I, Neiger R, Lessing JB, Somekh E. Safety of vaginal delivery in women infected with COVID-19. Pediatr Neonatol 2021; 62:90-96. [PMID: 33218936 PMCID: PMC7605754 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2020.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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.
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Affiliation(s)
- Miriam Lopian
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,Department of Pediatrics, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Ob/Gyn, University of South Carolina Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,Department of Pediatrics, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel
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The benefits of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing in pregnancy, when combined with appropriate maternal antiretroviral therapy and intrapartum and postnatal prophylaxis, are well established. The vertical rate of transmission of HIV in North America is now well below 2%. Efforts must continue to ensure that these benefits are sustained. Women who have received little or no prenatal care and those who present for delivery with unknown HIV status need immediate testing. As more infants are exposed to antiretroviral agents, strategies need to be implemented to ensure adequate follow-up of these infants. Issues relating to the identification of HIV-exposed infants are highlighted.
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- Dorothy L Moore
- Canadian Paediatric Society, Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee, Ottawa, Ontario
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- Canadian Paediatric Society, Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee, Ottawa, Ontario
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