Over 400 babies delivered of COVID-positive mothers at MCH

More symptomatic cases seen among expectant mothers in second wave

Over 400 babies have been delivered of COVID-positive mothers at the Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) here ever since SARS-CoV-2 began to do the rounds. Doctors say more symptomatic cases are seen among expectant mothers during the second wave. Dr. Sobha Pillai, gynaecologist at the MCH, said the number of cases among pregnant women was similar to the numbers seen in the months of September and October last year, when there was a surge in COVID cases. But most of them were asymptomatic during the first wave, she said. “This time, we have had more patients in the ICU. There are more cases of COVID pneumonia, requiring non-invasive ventilation. At the hospital, there was one maternal death in the first wave, and one more in the second wave,” she added. Some patients have taken as long as three weeks in the ICU to recover. A pulmonologist and cardiologist are usually involved in the treatment, since some young mothers have also developed myocarditis attributed to COVID, Dr. Pillai said.