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.