PP-036 The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the prevalence of intrauterine fetal death in philippine general hospital

Claire Anne Alvarado-Lorica; Mario Philip Festin

PP-036 The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the prevalence of intrauterine fetal death in philippine general hospital

Claire Anne Alvarado-Lorica, Mario Philip Festin

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PP-036 The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the prevalence of intrauterine fetal death in philippine general hospital. Perinatal Journal 2024;32(2024):29-30 DOI: 10.59215/prn.24.032supp036

Author(s) Information

Claire Anne Alvarado-Lorica(Project Initiator, Study Designer, Study Supervisor, Data Collector, Data Analyst, Results Interpreter, Literature Researcher, Manuscript Writer)

Mario Philip Festin(Project Initiator, Study Supervisor, Data Analyst, Results Interpreter, Final Reviewer)

University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatology, Manila, Philippines

Correspondence

Claire Anne Alvarado-Lorica, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatology, Manila, Philippines, [email protected]

Publication History

Manuscript Received: May 01, 2024

Manuscript Accepted: May 01, 2024

Publication date: May 18, 2024

Conflicts of Interest

No conflicts declared.

Objective

This study aims to determine the profile of cases of intrauterine fetal death among pregnant patients who were admitted in the Philippine General Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 to December 2021.

Methods

This retrospective cross-sectional study involved all COVID-19-positive and COVID-19-negative pregnant women who delivered stillbirths during the pandemic period (March 2020 – December 2021) at the UP-PGH. Maternal and fetal factors of each pregnancy were analyzed.

Results

From the 3199 deliveries, there were a total of 68 stillbirth cases during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. The prevalence rate during the pandemic was higher, at 2.1% as compared to the pre-pandemic rate which was 1.1%. Sixty-four percent belong to the 19 to 34-year-old age group, 13.2% were obese, 66.2% were multiparous, 33.8% high school as the highest educational attainment, 75% were single and 41.5% had at least 1-3 prenatal visits.

There was not enough evidence to show a significant difference in the demographic and clinical characteristics between those with positive and negative COVID-19 disease. Fifty-one cases (75%) were COVID-19 negative and 17 (25%) were COVID-19 positive. There was not enough evidence to show that any additional cause of IUFD was associated with COVID-19 disease, based on the demographic and clinical characteristics.

Conclusion

There was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of stillbirths pre-pandemic and the year during the COVID-19 pandemic in our institution. Moreover, the COVID-19 disease did not have a direct impact on the cases of stillbirths as evidence did not show that any additional cause of the IUFD was linked to the COVID-19 disease. This can be interpreted as COVID-19 disease was not significantly associated with the negative effect on pregnant women and their fetuses but rather that the pandemic's effect on government policies and restrictions as well as admission protocols at our institution were to be considered as contributing factors affecting the stillbirth cases during the pandemic.

Keywords

Intrauterine fetal death, stillbirth, COVID-19

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	THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE PREVALENCE OF INTRAUTERINE FETAL DEATH IN PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL Poster
	Table 1 Demographic profile and clinical characteristics of all patients diagnosed with IUFD during the COVID-19 pandemic
	Table 2 Prevalence rate of IUFD among patients who tested positive for COVID-19 disease and compared to those who tested negative for COVID-19 disease (n=68)

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PP-036 The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the prevalence of intrauterine fetal death in philippine general hospital

Article info

Author(s) Information

Correspondence

Publication History

Conflicts of Interest

Objective

Methods

Results

Conclusion

Keywords