Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on First and Second Trimester Pregnancies
Aasia Fozia, Sauda Bibi, Breera Sadaf, Quratulain Nawaz, Abdul Sattar, Khurram Nadeem
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ABSTRACT
Objective: Main purpose of this study is to determine
the effects of pandemic disease COVID-19 on first and second trimester
pregnancies.
Study Design: Cross-sectional/Descriptive study
Place and Duration: Study was conducted at Gynae and Obs
department of Jinnah International Hospital, Abbottabad for duration of 10
months from January to October, 2021.
Methods: Total ninety pregnant women of ages 18- 35
years were presented in this study. All the presented women had pandemic
disease COVID-19. Women had first and second trimester pregnancies. Patients’
age, body mass index, parity, education status, socio-economic status and
residency were calculated after taking informed written consent. Chi square and
t-test was performed to differentiate between symptomatic and asymptomatic
cases. Outcomes were assessed in terms of stress, depression among mothers and
low birth weight of infants, perinatal death, preterm delivery, and C-section.
Data was analyzed by SPSS 23.0 version.
Results: Among 90 pregnant women 40 (44.4%) patients
had first trimester pregnancies and 50 (55.6%) females had second trimester
pregnancies. Mean age of the patients was 29.16±6.34 years and had mean BMI
22.13±5.16 kg/m2. Majority of the patients 52 (57.8%) had parity primipara.
44 (48.9%) patients were educated and majority of the patients were financially
weak 62 (68.9%). 55 (61.1%) females were from urban areas. 54 (60%) females
were symptomatic and 36 (40%) were asymptomatic. Frequency of depression among
females was 68 (75.6%) and depression was found in 61 (67.8%) cases. Low birth
weight was found in 22 (24.4%) cases, prevalence of preterm delivery was among
38 (42.2%) cases, number of C-section among cases was 47 (52.2%). Perinatal
death was found in 7 (7.8%) cases. Majority of the patients with infants were
instantly discharged after delivery 75 (83.3%) and 8 patients were admitted
because of severity of pandemic disease.
Conclusion: We determined in this study that Covid-19
among females with trimester first and second pregnancies were highly affected
and had severity of psychotic disorders at start of disease but had lower adverse outcomes with low perinatal
mortality. Majority of the females were recovered and discharged safely after
delivery.
Keywords: Pregnancy, Trimester, C-section, Coronavirus,
Outcomes