CHILDBIRTH IN MOTHER WITH COVID-19 (A CASE STUDY AT RSUD KRMT WONGSONEGORO)

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute respiratory disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This coronavirus initially infected the elderly. However, recently, it has
infected all age groups, from people in productive age, adolescents, toddlers, babies, and mothers during
pregnancy and childbirth. Mothers in pregnancy and childbirth are at higher risk of infection due to the
physiological change and the immune response mechanism in the body. The respiratory infection during childbirth
would increase the risk of obstetric complications. This research was to describe the process of childbirth in
mothers with covid-19. It was a descriptive quantitative research with mothers in the childbirth process from
January to August 2021. The sample was taken by using the total sampling technique. The results showed that
mothers with covid-19 who went through vaginal delivery were 67.2%, mothers with Caesarean delivery was
17.5%, mothers who received conservative treatment were 11.9%, and mothers with abortion were 3.5%. In the
case of severity of the covid-19 infection, the percentage of mild infection was 67%, moderate infection 14.8%,
and severe infection was 15.4%. The effect of covid-19 during the childbirth process was in the form of Perinatal
asphyxia at 37.9%, premature delivery at 20.3%, severe preeclampsia at 16.9%, Premature rupture of membranes
(PROM) at 12.4%, while 12.4% was without any side effect. The neonatal mortality rate in mothers with covid19
was
15.3%,
with
84.7%
live
birth.
Meanwhile,
the
maternal
mortality
during
childbirth
due
to
covid-19
was

15.8%,
with 84.2% surviving
mothers.


Keywords: case, childbirth, covid 19