Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

January 15, 2021

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Women Giving Birth With and Without COVID-19

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Women hospitalized for childbirth with confirmed COVID-19 (n=6,380) were younger, more often Black and/or Hispanic, and more often had diabetes or obesity than women without COVID-19. Although in-hospital mortality was low, it was significantly higher in the women with COVID-19 than in those without COVID-19 (141 vs 5 deaths per 100,000 women). The women with COVID-19 experienced higher rates of myocardial infarction and venous thromboembolism than those without COVID-19.

Jering et al. (Jan 15, 2021). Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Women Giving Birth With and Without COVID-19. JAMA Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.9241