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Covid-19: Possible Vertical Transmisson and Inreased Still Birth Ratio
ISSN: 2687 - 5365Publisher: author   
Covid-19: Possible Vertical Transmisson and Inreased Still Birth Ratio
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Publisher: International Journal Of Academic Medicne And Pharmacy Nec..
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), that was later declared pandemic by World Health Organization, had led to panic and fear worldwide. Like many outbreaks caused by viruses, in cheif reason for fear was the infectious agent’s potential to be transmitted from pregnant women to their fetuses and newborns. In our study, the hospital records of 117 pregnant women who delivered stillbirths in our clinic between 01.01.2015 and 31.12.2020 were examined. The pregnancy characteristics and perinatal outcomes were examined by making retrospective analysis of the records. Considering six year of the study data, it was observed that the stillbirth rates increased in the pandemic period. One hundred seventeen stillbirth cases that occurred in the last six years were analyzed. The mean age of the pregnant women was 29.64+6 (18-44) and parity was 2.54+1.58 (1-8). Body mass index was calculated as 21.36+3.40 (16-27) average and smoking consump...