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Early experience on obstetric outcomes of pregnant women who tested positive for COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A case series analysis

Tesfaye H. Tufa(1), Nuru Mohammed Mohammed(2), Ferid A. Abubeker(3), Mekdes D. Feyssa(4),


(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa,
(2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eka Kotebe General Hospital, Addis Ababa,
(3) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa,
(4) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa,
Corresponding Author

Abstract


Severe acute respiratory syndrome affects all groups of population including pregnant women. Currently, there are limited evidences to show an increased risk of infection or increased mortality among pregnant women than the general population. On the 13th of March 2020, Ethiopian government reported the first case of COVID-19. Since then, until the time of this research compilation, more than 40 pregnant women have been managed at Eka Kotebe General Hospital, which is the first COVID-19 designated center in the country. The aim of this case series is to do an in-depth case review of the first four cases of pregnant women who tested positive for COVID-19. Out of the four cases discussed in this series, there was one maternal death, and three out of the four newborns delivered tested positive for COVID-19. (Afr J Reprod Health 2022; 26[1]: 115-119).

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