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 their own underlying problems such as being pre-term, underweight, also add to the criticality of the disease as per our observation,” said Dr Sushma Malik, head of paediatrics at Nair and lead author.
Related Keywords
Parel , Maharashtra , India , Mumbai , Sushma Malik , Rahul Gajbhiye , Reproductive Health In Parel , Institute Of Research , National Institute , Reproductive Health , Tropical Pediatrics , பரேல் , மகாராஷ்டிரா , இந்தியா , மும்பை , சுஷ்மா மாலிக் , ராகுல் கஜ்பியே , நிறுவனம் ஆஃப் ஆராய்ச்சி , தேசிய நிறுவனம் , இனப்பெருக்கம் ஆரோக்கியம் , வெப்பமண்டல குழந்தை மருத்துவம் ,
vimarsana.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.