EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH COVID-19 IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH: A SINGLE-CENTRE RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

There is a special group in this outbreak, pregnant women, which deserve our great attention because of the physiological changes during pregnancy that make them more susceptible to virus. Pregnant women have a higher risk of serious illness and death from viral infections during pandemics such as influenza and Ebola. We conducted a retro-prospective study of 30 pregnant women with COVID-19 admitted into Mugda Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from May 1 to June 30, 2020. This study aims to describe the clinical characteristics, treatment strategies, and outcomes of pregnancy during COVID-19 to aid practitioners in managing these unique patients. The pregnant patients represented 6.4% (30/469*100) of all reported patients with COVID-19 at these hospitals during this time. The median age of the women was 30 years (interquartile range, 28.75 to 35). Women had symptoms at a median of 36 (interquartile range 33-38) completed weeks? gestation and about 16.7%…