September 24, 2020

Association of SARS-CoV-2 Test Status and Pregnancy Outcomes. JAMA. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.19124

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics, pregnancy

• In a Swedish study conducted among pregnant women in labor, 5.8% of 2,682 women tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 via RT-PCR. Positive patients were more likely to have preeclampsia (7.7% vs 4.3%; PR: 1.8; 95% CI: 1.0-3.4) and less likely to undergo induction of labor (18.7% vs 29.6%; PR: 0.6; 95% CI: 0.45-0.9). Other maternal and neonatal outcomes (mode of delivery, postpartum hemorrhage, preterm birth, Apgar scores, and birth weight for gestational age) did not differ significantly between groups.

Ahlberg et al. (Sept 23, 2020). Association of SARS-CoV-2 Test Status and Pregnancy Outcomes. JAMA. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.19124