Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant and puerperal women at Callao national hospital, Peru

Introduction: It is known that pregnant women are more susceptible to respiratory infections, but the behavior of the SARS-CoV-2 infection is yet to be known Objective: To describe the epidemiological characteristics of pregnant and puerperal women infected with SARS-CoV-2 at Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrion, Callao, Peru Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study All pregnant women hospitalized between May 1 and July 31, 2020 with diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by either the rapid serological test or the RT-PCR test were selected Results: During the study period, 671 patients were screened;308 pregnant women and 9 puerperal women were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection The most common symptoms were cough (57%) and dyspnea (35%) 95% were asymptomatic, 2% presented mild disease, 1% moderate, and less than 1% severe disease Only one maternal death was registered 69% of deliveries were vaginal and 31% were delivered by cesarean section Conclusions: The behavior of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the pregnant women studied did not differ from that found in the general population of the same age