@article{uninipr5754,
           pages = {430--440},
            year = {2023},
           title = {Comparative analysis of long-term self-reported COVID-19 symptoms among pregnant women},
          author = {Jorge V{\'a}sconez-Gonz{\'a}lez and Raul Fernandez-Naranjo and Juan Sebastian Izquierdo Condoy and Karen Delgado-Moreira and Simone Cordovez and Andrea Tello-De-la-Torre and Clara Paz and Diana Castillo and Nathaly Izquierdo-Condoy and Sarah J. Carrington and Esteban Ortiz-Prado},
         journal = {Journal of Infection and Public Health},
          volume = {16},
          number = {3},
        keywords = {COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Long-COVID; Sequalae; Women; Pregnancy},
        abstract = {Background
The negative effects of COVID-19 infections during pregnancy have been amply described, however, the persistent sequels of this infection have not been explored so far.

Objective
The aim of this study was to describe persisting symptoms after COVID-19 infection in pregnant and non-pregnant women in Ecuador.

Methods
A cross-sectional analysis based on an online, self-reporting questionnaire was conducted in Ecuador from April to July 2022. Participants were invited by social media, radio, and TV to voluntarily participate in our study. A total of 457 surveys were included in this study. We compared risk factor variables and long-term persisting symptoms of pregnant and non-pregnant women in Ecuador.

Results
Overall, 247 (54.1 \%) responders claimed to have long-term symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Most of these symptoms were reported by non-pregnant women (94.0 \%). The most common Long-COVID symptoms in pregnant women were fatigue (10.6 \%), hair loss (9.6 \%), and difficulty concentrating (6.2 \%). We found that pregnant women who smoked had a higher risk of suffering fatigue.

Conclusions
The most frequent Long-COVID symptoms in pregnant women were fatigue, hair loss, and difficulty concentrating. Apparently, the patterns of presentation of long-term sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women do not differ significantly from reports available from studies in the general population.},
             url = {http://repositorio.unib.org/id/eprint/5754/}
}