Pre and post-natal epidemiological and clinical features of neonates born from mothers infected with COVID-19 and 14-day follow-up post discharge in Lima, Peru

• Autores: Lizama, Olga, Mucha, Jorge, Chincaro, Maria del Carmen, Giraldo, Gaby, Salazar, José, Agüero, Karenina, García, César, Ulloa, José, Espinoza, Diana
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.upch.edu.pe:article/3942
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/RMH/article/view/3942
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

Objective: To describe prenatal and post-natal clinical features of neonates born from mothers with COVID-19 including 14-day follow-up post discharge. Methods: Case series of neonates attended at Hospital Guillermo Almenara born from mothers infected with COVID-19 during the lockdown implemented by the Peruvian government. Neonates were divided in two groups based on positivity of the nasopharyngeal PCR test. Results:201 pregnant women with COVID-19 diagnosed by rapid tests who delivered 206 neonates were identified; 4 of these neonates had positive nasopharyngeal PCR tests. Pregnants infected with COVID-19 were younger than non-infected, but no differences were observed in route of delivery, sex of the newborn and body weight at birth. Two hundred and five neonates were discharged one week after birth ;181 neonates with negative nasopharyngeal negative PCR tests and 4 neonates with a positive PCR test were followed for 14 days, none presented symptoms and received mixed lactation. Conclusions: Neonates born from mother infected with COVID-19 had minimal risk of getting the infection and their pre and post-natal development will not be affected despite of having a positive PCR test.