Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.43.1.1
COVID-19 outcomes in pregnant women hospitalized at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”
Nikolina Šalek
; University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević", Zagreb, Croatia
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Marko Kutleša
; University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević", Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Katja Vince
orcid.org/0000-0001-5992-5030
; Klinika za ginekologiju i porodništvo, Klinička bolnica Sveti Duh, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ana Šimecki Butajla
; Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Neonatology Department, Sveti Duh Clinical Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Neven Papić
; University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević", Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Alemka Markotić
; University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević", Zagreb, Croatia;
Adriana Vince
; University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević", Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the study is to analyze the course of the disease, therapy, complications and outcomes in pregnant women with COVID-19 treated at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević” in Zagreb.
Methods: Observational retrospective analysis of medical records of 44 pregnant women with COVID-19 treated between 1 October 2020 and 23 March 2023 at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević.”
Results: Out of 44 pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19, 37 (84%) were in the third trimester of pregnancy. Two thirds of pregnant women (N = 27, 61%) developed mild to moderate disease while a third (N= 17, 39%) had severe and critical forms of the disease. During hospitalization 11 women gave birth with a median gestational age of 34 weeks at delivery, of which eight (73%) deliveries were by cesarean section. Improvement after treatment was observed in 39 (89%) pregnant women, while 5 (11%) pregnant women died. None of the 44 pregnant women were vaccinated against COVID-19.
Conclusion: Our observational study confirmed that COVID-19 in unvaccinated pregnant women carries an increased risk of developing severe and critical disease and poor outcomes; increased maternal mortality and premature birth.
Keywords
pregnancy; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2
Hrčak ID:
346623
URI
Publication date:
12.4.2026.
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