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MUMBAI: The second wave of Covid-19 proved deadlier for pregnant women with more deaths and ICU admissions compared to the previous year, a study by two city institutes has concluded.
In the light of their findings, researchers said the vaccination of pregnant women must be prioritised. After much hesitation, the central government recently gave its nod for vaccination of pregnant women. State officials said preparations are underway to start it next week.
A joint analysis by the civic-run BYL Nair Hospital and ICMR-National Institute of Research in Reproductive Health has shown that the case fatality rate (CFR) among pregnant women rose nearly eight times while severe Covid cases were at least five times more in the second wave. The findings were recently published in the official journal of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
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गर्भवती महिलाओं में कोरोना वायरस के अब तक काफी मामले सामने आए हैं। साथ ही ज्यादातर मामलों में नवजात शिशु कोरोना निगेटिव पाए गए हैं लेकिन महाराष्ट्र के वैज्ञानिकों ने अब खुलासा किया है कि कम से कम छह फीसदी नवजात शिशुओं में संक्रमित मां से कोरोना वायरस पहुंचा है। इन शिशुओं में सेप्सिस फैलने का खतरा 4.09 फीसदी मिला है। जबकि चार फीसदी से ज्यादा मौत की आशंका भी देखने को मिली �
A Covid vaccination camp at Khadayata Bhavan Hall, Vile Parle(East), on Sunday
MUMBAI: Newborns infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus have a higher risk of adverse outcomes and death, a study by city-based doctors and scientists has found. The risk of sepsis was 4.09-fold higher and the need for a ventilator rose 3.67 times in infected neonates compared to babies who did not have Covid-19.
The findings are from a retrospective analysis of 524 babies born to Covid-positive mothers at BYL Nair Hospital between April 14 and July 31 last year. About 6.3% (33) of the 524 neonates were found positive for SARS-CoV-2 by the RT-PCR test. The clinical outcomes of the 33 babies were compared with 490 uninfected ones by experts from Nair and the ICMR-National Institute of Research in Reproductive Health in Parel. The study is one of the first to document how Covid impacts newborns. “The infected neonates are at a higher chance of developing complications and require intense management, but the