January 26, 2021

Pregnancy as a Risk Factor for Severe Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Disease Using Standardized Clinical Criteria

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): pregnancy

A retrospective cohort study in the US (n=262 women with symptomatic COVID-19) found that compared to non-pregnant women, pregnant women were at significantly increased risk of developing severe COVID-19. After adjusting for ethnicity and insurance status, pregnant patients were between 3.6 and 5.7 times as likely to have severe disease, depending on the criteria used to define severe disease.

Oakes et al. (Jan 22, 2021). Pregnancy as a Risk Factor for Severe Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Disease Using Standardized Clinical Criteria. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100319