Características de la infección en gestantes y puérperas por SARS-CoV-2, en el hospital nacional del Callao, Perú

Isabel Zumalave Grados; Rommel Lacunza Paredes; Gerson Benavides Zavala; Max Aliaga Yauri; Luis Paredes Loli; Erika Sembrera; Alexander Vasquez; Alejandra Heredia; Jesús Chacaltana H.

doi:10.31403/rpgo.v66i2271

Authors

Isabel Zumalave Grados Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Daniel Alcides Carrión National Hospital. Callao, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4068-3697
Rommel Lacunza Paredes Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Daniel Alcides Carrión National Hospital. Callao, Peru; Clínica Santa Isabel. Lima, Perú; Centro de Medicina Fetal: CENMEF. Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3321-3355
Gerson Benavides Zavala Resident physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology; Daniel Alcides Carrión National Hospital. Callao, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4783-7783
Max Aliaga Yauri Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Daniel Alcides Carrión National Hospital. Callao, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9095-1680
Luis Paredes Loli Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Chief of the Obstetrics and Gynecology department; Daniel Alcides Carrión National Hospital. Callao, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6436-2014
Erika Sembrera Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Daniel Alcides Carrión National Hospital. Callao, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8833-1650
Alexander Vasquez Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Daniel Alcides Carrión National Hospital. Callao, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2244-1099
Alejandra Heredia Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Daniel Alcides Carrión National Hospital. Callao, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1528-5702
Jesús Chacaltana H. Infectologist Physician; Daniel Alcides Carrión National Hospital. Callao, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4235-5235

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v66i2271

Keywords:

Coronavirus infections, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Pregnancy, Pregnancy complications, infectious, Pregnancy outcome, Callao, Peru

Abstract

Introduction: It is known that pregnant women are more susceptible to respiratory infections, but the behavior of the SARS-CoV-2 infection is yet to be known. Objective: To describe the epidemiological characteristics of pregnant and puerperal women infected with SARS-CoV-2 at Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión, Callao, Peru. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study. All pregnant women hospitalized between May 1 and July 31, 2020 with diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by either the rapid serological test or the RT-PCR test were selected. Results: During the study period, 671 patients were screened; 308 pregnant women and 9 puerperal women were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The most common symptoms were cough (57%) and dyspnea (35%). 95% were asymptomatic, 2% presented mild disease, 1% moderate, and less than 1% severe disease. Only one maternal death was registered. 69% of deliveries were vaginal and 31% were delivered by cesarean section. Conclusions: The behavior of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the pregnant women studied did not differ from that found in the general population of the same age.