DIVERSE MANIFESTATIONS OF COVID-19 IN PREGNANT WOMEN: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ELABORATING THE CLINICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT OF PANDEMIC ON SARS-COV-2 POSITIVE PREGNANT FEMALES
Dr. Devesh Bhomia and *Dr. Neha Bhomia
ABSTRACT
Aims: The main aim of this analytical study was to assess the possible clinical symptoms, physiological & psychological changes in women infected with COVID-19 during their pregnancy. Methods: A total of 100 women who were tested positive with COVID-19 during their pregnancy were included in this study, from 1st April to 15th May 2021. A self-assessment survey was conducted via Google form whose link was sent through personal email IDs of all the participants. A descriptive statistic was performed. Results: Data collected and analyzed from the study presented that 35% females were in first trimester of pregnancy, 33% were in second trimester, and 32% were in third trimester of pregnancy when they got infected with SARS CoV-2 viral infection. The participants of the study showed varied clinical symptoms during the disease manifestation such as fever/ chills in 65%, loss of smell & taste in 50%, cough 59%, shortness of breath 27%, sore throat 46%, headache 47%, runny nose 20%, muscle & body aches 48%, diarrhea 75%, fatigue 73%, nausea & vomiting 64%. However, none of the participant reported of any severe symptom due to COVID-19. All were home isolated and no one required hospitalization. Conclusion: Due to a paucity of inconsistent data regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the pregnant women, caution should be undertaken to further investigate and monitor possible infection in the COVID-19-infected mothers.
Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, pregnancy, pneumonia, risk factors, clinical symptoms.
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