Demographics and Characteristics
By Jul 8, 2020, 31 pregnant and 124 non-pregnant patients with COVID-19
were included in this study. Eleven of the 31 patients were primiparous
and 20 were multiparous, 8 were in the first trimester and the other 23
ones were in late second and third trimester (26 – 32 weeks). The mean
age in both pregnant group and non-pregnant group was 30.0 years (IQR
[27.0, 32.0] and [28.0, 34.0], respectively; Table 1) and mean
gestational age of pregnant women was 35 weeks plus 5 days (IQR [18
weeks plus 3 days, 39 weeks plus 1 days]) at admission. All of the 17
neonates had negative COVID-19 (Apgar score [1 min] > 8
and Apgar score [5 min] > 9, without complications).
The comorbidities and symptoms of the two groups were compared inTable 1 . No significant difference of underlying medical
diseases could be found between the two groups. Of the 155 patients, 33
(21.3 %) had 1 or more coexisting medical conditions. Anemia (29
[18.7 %]) was the most common coexisting condition. Pregnancy had
no discernible impact on the presentation pattern of COVID-19. Common
symptoms at onset of illness were fever (74 [47.7%]) and cough /
haemoptysis (71 [45.8%]); less common symptoms were fatigue /
myalgia (42 [27.1%]), anorexia (34 [21.9%]), dyspnoea (23
[14.8%]), pharyngalgia (19 [12.3%]) and abdominal pain (11
[7.1%]). The median durations of pregnant group and non-pregnant
group from illness onset to hospital admission were 5 days (IQR 2.5, 10)
and 8 days (IQR 5, 13), respectively.