Fetomaternal Outcome in Pregnancy with COVID-19 - Abstract
Aims and objectives: This study was to done to find the feto-maternal outcome when universal screening for COVID -19 was done in pregnancy. The effects of COVID-19 on placental histology
and any evidence of vertical transplacental transmission were also investigated.
Materials and Methods: A total of 850 pregnant women were screened from April 2020-July
2020 Eighty nine mothers were found positive for covid-19 with RTPCR. All pregnancies with covid 19 positive screen were admitted. 30 women were referred to labour room for intrapartum care and their feto maternal outcome was studied
Results: Covid -19 pregnancy is associated with miscarriages, preterm labour and intrauterine
deaths. Placental lesions commonly observed are perivillous fibinous exudates, microthrombi and microinfracts. All newborns were covid negative tested by RT-PCR and hence transplacental transfer is not recorded in this preliminary report.
Conclusion: The placenta acts as a barrier against transmission of COVID -19, though
placental affection with microthrombi, infarcts and perivillous fibrosis were evident in almost all placenta in Pregnancy with Covid -19.