Hearing test results of newborns born from the coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID ‐19) infected mothers: A tertiary center experience in Turkey
Autor: | Didar Kurt, Bahtisen Topcu, Pınar Yıldız, Emre Mat, Betul Kuru, Gazi Yıldız, Gulfem Basol, Ahmet Kale, Elif Cansu Gundogdu |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Turkey Hearing loss congenital infections Population coronavirus Mothers Disease Congenital hearing loss Hearing COVID‐19 Pregnancy otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Pregnancy Complications Infectious education Retrospective Studies education.field_of_study newborn hearing loss medicine.diagnostic_test SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Hearing Tests Incidence (epidemiology) Infant Newborn COVID-19 Infant Obstetrics and Gynecology Original Articles medicine.disease Infectious Disease Transmission Vertical Hearing test Original Article Female medicine.symptom Unilateral hearing loss business |
Zdroj: | The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research |
ISSN: | 1447-0756 1341-8076 |
Popis: | Objective Congenital infections can cause newborn hearing loss. Although vertical transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) infection is theoretically possible, this has not been proven yet. To our knowledge, there is no previous report on whether COVID‐19 infection during pregnancy can cause congenital hearing loss. This paper aimed to find an answer to this question. Method This retrospective, single‐center study was performed between April 2020 and May 2021 at a tertiary care referral center in Turkey. A total of 422 pregnant women who had coronavirus infection during pregnancy were followed and 203 of them gave birth in our institution. Results of hearing screening tests of 199 newborns were assessed retrospectively. Results Of patients included in the study, 23 (11.6%) had the disease in the first trimester, 62 (31.2%) in the second trimester, and 114 (57.3%) in the third trimester. In the first hearing test performed on newborns, unilateral hearing loss was observed in 21 babies (10.5%). Hearing tests of these newborns were found to be normal in the second test performed 15 days later. Conclusion Considering the incidence of congenital hearing loss, the absence of hearing loss in our newborn population does not confirm the argument that coronavirus infection does not cause congenital hearing loss. This issue should be evaluated with larger patient series. In addition, it should be kept in mind that hearing loss can occur at later ages as well. |
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