Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Research Article
Adverse Birth Outcomes and Associated Factors among Women with COVID-19 admitted at Eka-Kotebe General Hospital: Retrospective chart review
Author(s): Lia Solomon Mogus*, Meti Temesgen Negassa, Erko Chala Beyene, Eden Workalemahu Abeje and Tsegaye Gebreyes Hundie
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global health crisis since its first detection in China in December 2019. The number of people affected by COVID-19 is immense, causing staggering mortality and morbidity figures. Pregnant and recently pregnant women with COVID- 19 attending or admitted to the hospitals are more likely to develop severe illness compared to non-pregnant women of reproductive age. Data from MERS, SARS-CoV-1, and COVID-19 suggest that infection in pregnancy is associated with a high prevalence of preterm birth, stillbirth and other birth outcomes.
Objective: To assess adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among pregnant women with COVID-19 admitted at Eka Kotebe General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from March 2020 to February 2022.
Methods: A retrospective chart review study was.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0420.23.12.620