Table 2.
Associations between birth outcomes and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection status of Bangladeshi pregnant women
| Variables | COVID-19 infection status |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infected | Non-infected | ||
| Premature rupture of membranes | 0.156 | ||
| No | 69 (98.6) | 140 (100.0) | |
| Yes | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Gestational age (wk) | 0.001 | ||
| Preterm (<37) | 37 (52.9) | 42 (30.0) | |
| Term (≥37) | 33 (47.1) | 98 (70.0) | |
| Mode of delivery | <0.001 | ||
| NVD | 20 (28.6) | 81 (57.9) | |
| CS | 50 (71.4) | 59 (42.1) | |
| Status of baby | 0.125 | ||
| Alive | 66 (94.3) | 137 (97.9) | |
| Stillborn | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| IUD | 2 (2.9) | 3 (2.1) | |
| Birth weight of baby (kg) | 0.399 | ||
| Low birth weight (<2.5) | 17 (25.0) | 27 (19.9) | |
| Normal birth weight (≥2.5) | 51 (75.0) | 109 (80.2) | |
| Sex of baby | 0.674 | ||
| Male | 38 (54.3) | 70 (50.0) | |
| Female | 32 (45.7) | 70 (50.0) | |
| COVID-19 status of the newborn | - | ||
| Positive | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Negative | 66 (100) | 137 (100) | |
| Apgar score 1 min after delivery | 7.40±1.88 | 7.79±1.33 | 0.088 |
| Apgar score 5 min after delivery | 9.09±2.32 | 9.50±1.51 | 0.125 |
Values are presented as number (%) or mean± standard deviation.
NVD, normal vaginal delivery; CS, cesarean section; IUD, intrauterine death.