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. 2021 Feb 17;8:634949. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.634949

Table 2.

Maternal and neonatal outcomes by mode of delivery.

Vaginal delivery Cesarean delivery
No. (%) (n = 416)a No. (%) (n = 603)b
Comorbiditiesc 32 (29.36%) 60 (27.91%)
INDICATIONS FOR CESAREAN DELIVERYd
Due to obstetrical indications NA 407 (68.52%)
Due to concern about Covid-19 NA 187 (31.48%)
MATERNAL OUTCOMES
Maternal deathse (secondary outcome) 1 (0.24%) 11 (1.82%)
NEONATAL OUTCOMES
SARS-CoV-2 test positivityf (primary outcome) 9 (2.16%) 25 (4.05%)
Neonatal deathsg (secondary outcome) 0 (0.00%) 6 (0.97%)

SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; NA, Not applicable.

a

416 pregnant women gave birth vaginally, including one set of twins.

b

603 women gave birth by cesarean section, including one set of triplets and thirteen sets of twins.

c

Detailed information on comorbidities was available for 324 pregnant women. Of the 109 women who delivered vaginally, 32 had one or more comorbidities. Of the 215 women who had a cesarean delivery, 60 had one or more comorbidities.

d

Detailed information on the indication for cesarean section was available for 594 pregnant women.

e

Excluding two women who died in the second trimester before delivery.

f

Including 31 reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction positive neonates and three elevated Immunoglobulin M levels for SARS-CoV-2 neonates.

g

Excluding nine stillbirths.