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Background: Covid 19 pandemic so far followed pattern of exponential surge in new cases followed by decline. Objective: To assess risk factors, demographic features, obstetric outcome, maternal morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 infection in pregnant and postpartum women admitted during second wave covid pandemic. Material and Method: This retrospective observational study was conducted at tertiary teaching Hospital in metropolitan city, the dedicated COVID hospital in Pune during period of 1st July 2021 to 30th September 2021. Study group cases were tested for SARS-COV-2 infection by nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) test by RT-PCR. Results: During study period, 2976 pregnant and postpartum women were admitted in hospital, out of which 180 cases were enrolled in study. 35 women from study group had additional co-morbidities. Pre-eclampsia 12 (6.6%) being most common risk factor followed by anaemia 9(5%). The most common symptoms was fever that affected39 (21.6%) followed by cough 34(18.8%), myalgia 16 (8.8%) &dyspnea10(5.5%). A total of 4.4% of pregnant women were admitted in ICU & 7.2% required mechanical ventilation. Caesarean delivery was observed in 65(36.1%) cases while 37(20.5%) cases underwent normal delivery. 4 (2.2%) women had preterm delivery. Conclusion: Adverse maternal and neonatal outcome was observed in second wave covid pandemic. Preterm birth rate was not observed higher in second wave in present study

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