Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Jun 2024)

Clinical outcomes in newborns of pregnant women with COVID-19: integrative review

  • Iara Bezerra da Silva Ximenes,
  • Cassiano Richel Ferreira Leal,
  • Odinéia Maria Amorim Batista,
  • Maria Eliete Batista Moura,
  • Maria Zélia de Araújo Madeira,
  • Andreia Rodrigues Moura da Costa Valle,
  • Pedro Emílio Gomes Prates,
  • Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa,
  • Denise de Andrade

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0400
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 77, no. suppl 1

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ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze clinical outcomes in newborns of pregnant women with COVID-19. Methods: integrative review conducted in PubMed, Web of Knowledge, SCOPUS, CINHAL; 2,111 studies were obtained, and 8 articles comprised the final sample. Results: clinical outcomes in neonates of pregnant women positive for COVID-19 were classified according to the following categories: a) contamination by COVID-19, reported in 62.5% of the studies; b) hospital discharge due to improvement, mentioned in 37.5% of the articles; c) death, representing rare cases in 25% of the sample. The most prevalent gestational complication was prematurity, mentioned in 75% of the studies. This complication has been observed due to cases of premature rupture of membranes and placental abruption. Conclusions: despite the knowledge of asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic behavior in neonates, it is important to continue the search for new clinical data, as this public has uncertain reactions to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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