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. 2020 Jul 16;252:543–558. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.07.006

Table 5.

Clinical outcomes of neonates born from women infected by SARS-CoV-2.

Study New-borns, n Pre-term, n (%) Mean (range) birthweight, g Apgar score 1 min, range Apgar score 5 min, range Complication*, n (%) SARS-CoV2 RNA Death, n (%) *
Li Y., et al. [2] 1 0 0 (0.0) 0 0
Chen H., et al. [3] 9 4 (44.4) 3011 (1880−3820) 8−9 9−10 2 (22.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) Low birthweight 2
Fan C., et al. [4] 2 0 (0.0) 3145 (2890−3400) 9 10 2 (100) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) Fever and abdominal distension and lymphopenia 1; pneumonia and lymphopenia 1
Chen Y., et al. [5] 4 0 (0.0) 3000 (3050−3800) 7−8 8−9 2 (50.0) 0/3 (0.0) 0 (0.0) Skin rash 2; Oedema 1; Transient tachypnoea of the newborn 1.
Zhu H., et al. [6] 10 6 (60.0) 2423 (1520−3800) 7−10 8−10 9 (90.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (10.0) shortness of breath 6; fever 2; Rapid heart rate 1; Gastrointestinal symptoms 4; Infections 4; neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) 2; pneumothorax 1
Zhang L., et al. [7] 16 1 (6.3) 3139 (2300−3750) 3 (18.8) 0/10 (0.0) 0 (0.0) Pneumoniae 3
Liu W., et al. [8] 3 0 (0.0) 3390 (3250−3670) 8 9 2 (66.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid (MSAF) 1; Slight decreased responsiveness and muscle tension 1.
Wang X., et al. [9] 1 1 1830 9 10 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Liu D., et al. [10] 11 8 9 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Liu Y., et al. [15] 10 6 (60.0) 1 (10.0)
Yu N., et al. [16] 7 0 (0.0) 3264 (3000−3500) 8−9 9−10 1 (14.3) 1/3 (33.3) 0 (0.0) SARS-CoV2 positivity with mild pulmonary infection.
Zeng L., et al. [17] 33 4 (12.1) No individual data 3 (9.1) 0 (0.0) Fever 2, SARS-Cov2 pneumoniae 3; Shortness of breath 4; Respiratory distress syndrome 4; Cyanosis 3; Feeding intolerance 3
Dong L., et al. [18] 1 0 3120 9 10 1 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) Abnormal cytokine test results 2 h after birth