September 17, 2020

Characteristics and Maternal and Birth Outcomes of Hospitalized Pregnant Women with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 13 States, March 1–August 22, 2020

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): pregnancy

• Among 598 pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19 during March 1–August 22, 2020 in the US, 272 (45%) were symptomatic at admission, among whom 69 (25%) had severe illness during COVID-19-related hospitalizations, including ICU admissions (n=44), mechanical ventilation (n=23), and death (n=2). Ten women (7 symptomatic and 3 asymptomatic) experienced pregnancy losses.

Delahoy et al. (Sept 16, 2020). Characteristics and Maternal and Birth Outcomes of Hospitalized Pregnant Women with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 13 States, March 1–August 22, 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6938e1