Our Experience in Approaching and Managing Pregnant Ladies Infected with COVID 19 at Prince Ali Hospital in Jordan

Abstract

Our experience in approaching and managing pregnant ladies infected with covid 19at Prince Ali hospital in Jordan. Introduction: A new type of coronavirus was discovered in Wuhan, China in late. In Jordan, the first case was declared on the third of March 2020. Concerns about its implication on pregnant women wellbeing although the presentation of the disease varies from mild to severe. Pregnant women are more likely to get infected by SARS-CoV-2. Material and Methods: This descriptive cross - sectional study among pregnant women was performed at Prince Ali hospital from June 2020 until January 2021. A sample (n = 100) was selected using convenience sampling. We used Microsoft Excel (version 16.0) for descriptive statistical analysis. We used counts (frequency) to describe nominal variables. Results: We managed 100 pregnant women with COVID-19 aged 21–39 years at the Prince Ali hospital between June 2020 and January 2021, out of 1000 pregnant women who were admitted during that period. Fifteen patients were in their 1st trimester (15%), 31 in their 2nd trimester (31%) and 54 in their 3rd trimester (54%). Among the 100 pregnant women with COVID-19 on admission, 66 patients (66%) were asymptomatic, and 34 patients (34%) were symptomatic. 91 pregnant women completed their pregnancy, resulting in a live birth. Four pregnancies- (4%) ends in miscarriage, no vertical transmission was observed. Caesarean sections were performed in 21 patients (21%) due to obstetric indications. No maternal deaths and no ICU admissions was among our hospitalised patients. Conclusion: Pregnant women with COVID-19 have a low risk of experiencing severe disease and a lower likelihood of having complications as we noticed in our study.