Changes in the obstetrical emergency department profile during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Nir KugelmanYakir Segev

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak caused persons to be reluctant to seek medical care due to fear of contracting the infection. To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on admission rates to the delivery room and the feto-maternal unit, and to assess the effect on the nature of presenting obstetrical complaints to the emergency department. A retrospective cohort study in one medical center. The population was women > 20 weeks pregnant who presented to the obstetrical emergency department with self-complaints during 29 days at the peak of the pandemic outbreak, and a matched group during the exact period in the previous year. We compared between the groups: clinical, obstetrical, and demographic data, including age, area of residence, gravidity, parity, previous cesarean deliveries, high-risk pregnancy follow-up, the last 30 days admissions to the obstetrical emergency department, gestational age, chief complaints, cervical dilatation, cervical effacement, admissions to the delivery room or feto-maternal unit, time from admissions to the delivery room to birth, if applicable, and acute obstetrical complications diagnosed at the emergency department. During the pandemic outbreak, 398 women met study inclusion criteria, compared to 544...Continue Reading

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