Control group
COVID -19 negative age matched and of almost similar gestational age admitted in Bogura CMH for on the same or near date.
Complete demographic history, obstetric history, clinical symptoms, signs, specific obstetric condition, laboratory investigations, complications and outcome data were collected in pre-designed questionnaire. All laboratory investigations according to the clinical care needs of the present pregnancy. Laboratory investigations included complete blood cell count (CBC), renal function test (RFT). Data on pregnancy and neonatal outcome, including demographic data, gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, indication for cesarean delivery, complications, neonatal birth weight and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, neonatal affection were analyzed. The date stopping data collection for outcomes was 10th June 2020. Neonatal pharyngeal and nasopharyngeal swab samples were collected immediately after delivery and second sample after 48 hours in the NICU and tested for SARS-CoV-2 using RT-PCR. Data were compiled, tabulated, analyzed, and interpreted by the authors. All the authors involved in the study reviewed the manuscript and ascertained for the precision and completeness of the data.
The data was analyzed by software Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20 (SPSS version 20). Variables of interest were age, weight, gestational age at presentation, fetomaternal outcome and vertical transmission. Quantitative variables like age, parity and gestational age were analyzed by simple descriptive statistics like mean and standard deviation while qualitative variables like fetal and maternal outcome, and vertical transmission were calculated by frequency and percentage.