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. 2020 Apr 28;223(1):109.e1–109.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.04.030

Table 2.

Perinatal outcomes among pregnant patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection and death

Outcome Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5 Case 6 Case 7
Fetal death Yes No No Yesa No Yesa No
Gestational age (wk) 30 3/7 38 3/7 30 5/7 24 0/7 (undelivered) 36 0/7 24 0/7 (undelivered) 28 0/7
Neonatal demise n/a No No n/a No n/a Yes (twins)
Mode of delivery NSVD Cesarean Cesarean n/a Cesarean n/a Cesarean
Birthweight (g) 1700 2800 2100 n/a 3200 n/a 1180; 1340
Apgar score (1.5 min) 0, 0 8, 9 9, 10 n/a 7, 9 n/a 8, 9; 7, 9
DCDA twin gestation No No No Yes No Yes Yes
SARS-CoV-2 NAT n/a Negative Negativeb n/a Negative n/a Negative
Neonatal pneumonia n/a No Yes n/a No n/a No; no
Neonatal lymphopenia n/a No Yes n/a No n/a No; no

In no instance was magnesium sulfate given intrapartum nor antenatal for the purpose of neuroprotection, and no patient in the series had preeclampsia.

DCDA, dichorionic diamniotic; n/a, not applicable; NSVD, normal spontaneous vaginal delivery; RT-PCR NAT, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction nucleic acid testing; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Hantoushzadeh et al. Maternal death due to coronavirus disease 2019. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020.

a

24-week singleton (case 4) or DCDA twin gestation (case 6) in utero at the time of maternal death, undelivered

b

As detailed in the case description, case 3 was negative on day of life 1 but converted to positive on day of life 7.