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Vasquez, S., (2024). Características clínico-epidemiológicas en gestantes con COVID-19 y sus recién nacidos, atendidos en un hospital de EsSalud – Chiclayo. 2020 – 2021 [Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12423/7077
Vasquez, S., Características clínico-epidemiológicas en gestantes con COVID-19 y sus recién nacidos, atendidos en un hospital de EsSalud – Chiclayo. 2020 – 2021 []. PE: Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo; 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12423/7077
@misc{renati/583439,
title = "Características clínico-epidemiológicas en gestantes con COVID-19 y sus recién nacidos, atendidos en un hospital de EsSalud – Chiclayo. 2020 – 2021",
author = "Vasquez Fuentes, Shilber Bradoock",
publisher = "Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo",
year = "2024"
}
Aim: To describe epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pregnant women with COVID19 and their newborns, treated at a Hospital in Chiclayo from March 2020 through June 2021. Methods: This is a descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study that reviewed the medical records of pregnant women with COVID-19 and their newborns treated in the Gynecology and Obstetrics department of II Luis Heysen Inchaustegui Hospital. Results: The population was 152 pregnant women, of which 34.2% were 35 years old or older. The months of March and April 2021 were the months with the highest incidence with 24 and 21 cases reported, respectively. Cough (68.4%), general malaise (63.1%) and dyspnea (47.3%) were the most common symptoms. The most used diagnostic test was the IGM/G serological test (48.7%). 98% presented infection after 29 weeks of gestation, the most frequent obstetric complications were PPROM with 14.5%, followed by preeclampsia with 8.6% and 46.7% had hemoglobin less than 11g/dl. Regarding the newborns, 55.3% were male, weighing between 2500-4000 grams (91.4%). It was evident that 18.4% had respiratory difficulty, 6.6% had fever and 59.2% had a hospital stay of more than 36 hours. Conclusions: The age range of pregnant women with COVID-19 was between 28 and 36 years. Cough and general malaise were the most frequent symptoms; and obstetric complications were PPROM and Preeclampsia. In relation to newborns, 99.3% had an Apgar score greater than 7 points at 5 minutes of life, with a normal weight in 91.4%. The symptoms they presented were respiratory distress and fever.
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