prenatal and clinical characteristics of pregnant women infected with covid-19 in yazd, iran: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Background: coronavirus infection has caused widespread concern among mothers and physicians about the health of pregnant women and infants. objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and prenatal findings of pregnant women with coronavirus disease-2019 (covid-19) virus. materials and methods: the present study was a descriptive study that was conducted in 6 mother and child care centers. in this study, 81 pregnant women with covid-19 admitted to centers in the period from march 2020-september 2020 were studied. clinical and prenatal findings of the pregnant mothers were recorded using a data collection form with details of demographic characteristics and these were analyzed. results: the gestational age of the affected women was between 4 and 40 wk. 48 deliveries were performed and 25% of deliveries were preterm. coronavirus infection was the cause of termination of pregnancy in 4 cases. the most common symptoms of women when visiting the medical centers were: dry cough (58.0%), muscle pain and myalgia (56.8%) and fever (51.9%). the most common laboratory findings in the women were: increased c-reactive protein (67.90%), lymphopenia (18.51%), decreased white blood cells (27.16%), and increased liver enzymes (18.51%). regarding the status of the newborns, out of the 33 neonates examined, 3 neonates were diagnosed with covid-19. conclusion: the most common symptoms of pregnant women with covid-19 are similar to those of other adults. in relation to neonatal infection, given that a number of the neonates tested positive, there appears to be evidence of vertical transmission, which requires further investigation.