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. 2022 Jan 6;14(1):e20998. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20998

Table 4. Fetal outcomes between mild to moderate and severe COVID-19-positive pregnant women.

COVID-19, novel coronavirus disease 2019; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation.

Maternal outcomes Mild to moderate COVID-19 (n=95) Severe COVID-19 (n=30) p-value
Birth weight (g), mean ± SD 2725.61 ± 714.14 2241.3 ± 512.7 0.001
Low birth eight (n) 13 14 0.001
Apgar score at birth, mean ± SD 8.94 ± 9.599 6.70 ± 1.179 0.03
Apgar score after 5 min, mean ± SD 8.97 ± 1.81 8.50 ± 0.861 0.176
Umbilical cord pH, mean ± SD 7.220 ±0.522 7.230 ± 0.079 0.917
Steroids administered prior to delivery (n) 23 20 < 0.001
Preterm delivery (n) 34 23 < 0.001
Stained liquor (n) 10 4 0.744
Fetal outcome (n)     0.341
Healthy (n) 84 26
NICU admission (n) 7 4
Death/Stillbirth (n) 4 -