A case report of a pregnant woman with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and her live-born infant

Altynai Zhumabekova,Baktygul Imankulova,Vityala Yethindra,Shirin Zhumabaeva,Tugolbai Tagaev,Datka Ysabaeva

doi:10.51248/.v40i4.341

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Journal: Biomedicine	Publication Date: Jan 1, 2021
License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: International University of Kyrgyzstan

Abstract

In December 2019, an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occurred in Wuhan, China. The disease, which is now a global pandemic, is reportedly associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In this study, we report a case of COVID-19 in a 31-year-old pregnant woman who showed symptoms that included fever, a four-day history of dry cough, and myalgia. Real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis of naso- and oropharyngeal samples was positive for the SARS-CoV-2. A cesarean section was performed during the acute phase of COVID-19; the full-term infant was isolated from his mother and underwent formula feeding. He was healthy and negative for the SARS-CoV-2. This report describes the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of the mother’s illness and its effects on her live-born infant.

Highlights

In Saudi Arabia, the infection of five pregnant women with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) resulted in the deaths of two pregnant women during the disease and two perinatal deaths [1]
A woman subjected to cesarean section during the acute stage of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovered after delivering a healthy uninfected infant
We report the case of a 31-year-old parturient who was diagnosed with COVID-19 and showed symptoms that included fever, dry cough, and myalgia

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Introduction

In Saudi Arabia, the infection of five pregnant women with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) resulted in the deaths of two pregnant women during the disease and two perinatal deaths [1]. A woman subjected to cesarean section during the acute stage of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovered after delivering a healthy uninfected infant. This is the first independent case report of a parturient with COVID-19 and her live-born infant from Kyrgyzstan. A 31-year-old pregnant woman infected with the SARSCoV-2 was symptomatic for COVID-19 during the 39th week of her third trimester (gravida 2, para 1) She had regular antenatal visits; overall, prenatal care had no major findings, except mild anemia. Upon admission to maternity hospital, her symptoms were fever, a four-day history of dry cough, and myalgia She had no dyspnea and no comorbidities; cardiac auscultation showed normal fetal heart rate (120 beats/min).

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