Estimation of Selected Parameters in Iraqi Mothers and Their Infants with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Abstract

This study aimed to estimate some parameters in pregnant mothers and their infants with COVID-19. This is a case-control study done at the Saint Raphael Hospital (Al-Rahibat) in Baghdad, Iraq. During the period from October 20, 2022, to March 1, 2022, 148 Iraqi pregnant women were included in this study. One hundred and twenty-two women have previously suffered from COVID-19 disease, with an age range of 18–37 years, and 26 healthy women. Diagnosis of patients based on clinical characteristics and PCR results. Ten milliliters of venous blood were collected from mothers and newborns by using a 10-ml disposable syringe. The blood sample was taken immediately. Distribute in a sodium citrate tube of 3 ml for the D. dimer test, EDTA tubes of 2.5 ml for a complete blood picture, and 5 ml of blood was transformed into a gel tube and left to clot for 15 minutes at room temperature (20–25 °C). This study included the following parameters: complete blood count (CBC), blood group (ABO), D-dimer, and levels of vitamin D. The results showed that the most prevalent blood group was O⁺ at 38.5%, followed by A+ at 29.5%. The levels of RBS in mothers were 90.12 and in infants were 52.75%. The vitamin-D level in mothers was 18.94, while D-dimer levels were 1499.87. The hemoglobin levels in mothers were 111.71, PCV 35.11%, WBCs 9.8, and RBCs 4.05.

In conclusion, infection with COVID had effects on all body parameters, like hematological and biomarkers.