Table 2.
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.
416 pregnant women gave birth vaginally, including one set of twins.
603 women gave birth by cesarean section, including one set of triplets and thirteen sets of twins.
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.
Detailed information on the indication for cesarean section was available for 594 pregnant women.
Excluding two women who died in the second trimester before delivery.
Including 31 reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction positive neonates and three elevated Immunoglobulin M levels for SARS-CoV-2 neonates.
Excluding nine stillbirths.