The hospitalized pregnant women with Covid-19 usually have no symptoms, but appear to have a increased risk of needing intensive medical care than non-pregnant women of the same age, according to a study released Tuesday.
The research, published in the journal British Medical Journal (BMJ, in English), points out that these pregnant women with coronavirus they can give birth prematurely and newborns are more likely to have to be admitted to the neonatal unit.
Being overweight and having pre-existing medical problems, such as hypertension and diabetes, seem to increase the risk of a serious reaction to Covid-19, according to this study, which has been carried out by an international team of researchers, including from the University of Birmingham.
These experts did a series of analyzes and evaluated 77 studies that recorded the clinical characteristics of 1,432 pregnant women (such as X-rays) and risk factors.
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According to their studies, compared to non-pregnant women of the same age, experts observed that pregnant women with Covid-19 were less likely to register symptoms such as fever and muscle aches (myalgia), but more likely to need intensive care and assistance with respirator.
Risk factors associated with a severe Covid-19 reaction increased with age, a high body mass index, chronic high blood pressure and diabetes, the article added.
They also had the possibility of giving birth earlier than those without having tested positive for coronavirus.
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A quarter of all babies born to mothers with Covid-19 have been admitted to the neonatal unit, although the level of deaths of the little ones has been very low.
The researchers caution, however, that their analyzes may have some limitations that may affect their results, such as the definition of symptoms, and emphasize the need for pregnant women with pre-existing health problems to be included in the study. Covid-19 risk group.
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