Table 3.
Responses to pregnancy-specific knowledge questions about COVID-19 among participants
| Knowledge items | Correct response, n (%) |
Incorrect response, n (%) |
| Pregnant women have similar risk of being infected like non‐pregnant women. | 292 (72.6) | 108 (26.9) |
| Pregnant COVID-19-positive women have increased maternal morbidity. | 160 (39.8) | 231 (57.5) |
| COVID-19-infected mothers are at higher risk of miscarriage. | 250 (62.2) | 142 (35.3) |
| COVID-19-infected mothers are at higher risk of preterm delivery. | 186 (46.3) | 200 (49.8) |
| Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 late in pregnancy have been shown to transmit the virus to the fetus through the placenta. | 303 (75.4) | 82 (20.4) |
| Pregnant women infected with COVID-19‐19 late in pregnancy have been shown to transmit the virus to the fetus during delivery. | 265 (65.9) | 118 (29.4) |
| Only delivery mode for COVID-19 women is via caesarean delivery. | 256 (63.7) | 131 (32.6) |
| Virus was shown to transmit through breast milk. | 324 (80.6) | 62 (15.4) |
| COVID-19 infection during pregnancy was shown to cause congenital birth defects. | 361 (89.8) | 31 (7.7) |
| Maternal and neonatal risks of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy are not completely known. | 353 (87.8) | 40 (10) |
| Pregnancy-specific knowledge score | ||
| Min–max | 0–10 | |
| Mean±SD | 6.84±2.061 | |
| Median–IQR | 7–2 | |
| Poor pregnancy-specific knowledge score | 242 (60.2) | |
| Good pregnancy-specific knowledge score | 160 (39.8) |