Complications in pregnant women and newborns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Background: One of the high-risk groups exposed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was pregnant women at risk of pregnancy complications due to a weakened immune system and inability to use various drugs to treat COVID-19. Accordingly, this study was conducted to investigate the com...
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| description | Background: One of the high-risk groups exposed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was pregnant women at risk of pregnancy complications due to a weakened immune system and inability to use various drugs to treat COVID-19. Accordingly, this study was conducted to investigate the complications in pregnancy before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on all pregnant women in Shahroud, Iran. The time interval from February 18, 2019, to February 17, 2020, was considered before the COVID-19 pandemic and from February 18, 2020, to February 17, 2021, was considered the COVID-19 pandemic. Sampling was conducted by census and included 6851 pregnant women. The required information was extracted from hospitals' health deputy registration system and high-risk pregnancy registration program. Result: Based on the findings, hypertension disorder, gestational diabetes, placental abruption, pre-eclampsia, cesarean section, hospitalization in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), preterm birth, and hospitalization in other hospital wards increased by 1.88%, 1.93%, 0.12%, 0.45%, 5.45%, 1.00%, 1.20%, and 1.40%, respectively, in 2020 compared to 2019. A statistically significant difference was also observed between them (p < 0.05). Also, the regression results showed that the chances of high blood pressure, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), placental abruption, and cesarean section were increased by 10.91, 1.53, 5.51, and 2.83 times, respectively. Conclusions: Pregnancy complications have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, there is a need to take appropriate health and medical measures to reduce the risks associated with the COVID-19 epidemic for pregnant women and neonates. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03353476be864b68bc3a1341363c19c92024-02-22T14:57:02ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research1735-90662024-01-01291919710.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_252_22Complications in pregnant women and newborns before and during the COVID-19 pandemicFariba ZareArezoo KarimiSalman DaliriBackground: One of the high-risk groups exposed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was pregnant women at risk of pregnancy complications due to a weakened immune system and inability to use various drugs to treat COVID-19. Accordingly, this study was conducted to investigate the complications in pregnancy before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on all pregnant women in Shahroud, Iran. The time interval from February 18, 2019, to February 17, 2020, was considered before the COVID-19 pandemic and from February 18, 2020, to February 17, 2021, was considered the COVID-19 pandemic. Sampling was conducted by census and included 6851 pregnant women. The required information was extracted from hospitals' health deputy registration system and high-risk pregnancy registration program. Result: Based on the findings, hypertension disorder, gestational diabetes, placental abruption, pre-eclampsia, cesarean section, hospitalization in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), preterm birth, and hospitalization in other hospital wards increased by 1.88%, 1.93%, 0.12%, 0.45%, 5.45%, 1.00%, 1.20%, and 1.40%, respectively, in 2020 compared to 2019. A statistically significant difference was also observed between them (p < 0.05). Also, the regression results showed that the chances of high blood pressure, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), placental abruption, and cesarean section were increased by 10.91, 1.53, 5.51, and 2.83 times, respectively. Conclusions: Pregnancy complications have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, there is a need to take appropriate health and medical measures to reduce the risks associated with the COVID-19 epidemic for pregnant women and neonates.http://www.ijnmrjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-9066;year=2024;volume=29;issue=1;spage=91;epage=97;aulast=Zarecovid-19newbornpandemicspregnancy complications |
| spellingShingle | Fariba Zare Arezoo Karimi Salman Daliri Complications in pregnant women and newborns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research covid-19 newborn pandemics pregnancy complications |
| title | Complications in pregnant women and newborns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Complications in pregnant women and newborns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Complications in pregnant women and newborns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Complications in pregnant women and newborns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Complications in pregnant women and newborns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | complications in pregnant women and newborns before and during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | covid-19 newborn pandemics pregnancy complications |
| url | http://www.ijnmrjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-9066;year=2024;volume=29;issue=1;spage=91;epage=97;aulast=Zare |
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