Neonatal outcome
Both case and control group had one preterm labour. No preterm rupture of membrane was found in COVID-positive group. Three congenitally abnormal baby was found in COVID-19 positive group (Cleft lip and palate, synductyly, congenital meconium ileum). Neonatal ICU (NICU) was required in 5 (8.6%) in case group and 2 (3.45 %) in control group.
Not a single baby was COVID positive. No mother to fetus transmission was seen in this study.
Mean birth weight in case group was 3.1± 0.08 SD kg and in control group it was 3.0 ± .06 SD kg. No significant difference was found between two groups.
Table 11 shows us breastfeeding of neonates 5(8.8%) of COVID positive mother was significantly less than neonates of control group 28 (49.1%).
Artificial feeding was higher in cases than control 40.4 % in cases and 1.8% in control group which was statistically significant (P value <0.001 %).