Abstract

The acute respiratory syndrome has produced an unprecedented global disaster since December 2019 known as coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Pregnant women are a particular group that needs special care during crises and infectious illnesses. Compared to uninfected women, this cross-sectional study was based on pregnant women infected with COVID-19. The data was collected from DHA Latifa Hospital, Medical records. The research committee approved the study in DHA. The study was based on 326 patients aged 20-42 years, of which COVID-infected pregnant women were 199 and 118 were uninfected. Most patients were from the UAE, with a mean age of 31.63+ 6.36 and an average BMI of 28.96±1.16 kg/m2 of COVID-infected pregnant women. While the mean age of 31.33+ 6.23 and an average BMI of 27.06±11.05 kg/m2 of uninfected pregnant women. Hemoglobin (HB), White Blood cells (WBCs), and C-Reactive Protein(CRP) showed significantly different when compared to COVID-infected and uninfected pregnant women. Significant results showed in Comorbid diseases compared with COVID-infected and uninfected pregnant women, but a high frequency was observed in uninfected women. The results showed insignificance with Comorbid diseases when compared with COVID- infected pregnant women and uninfected pregnant women. A decrease in WBC and CRP was observed in COVID- infected pregnant women

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