April 21, 2021

Clinical and Demographic Risk Factors for COVID-19 during Delivery Hospitalizations in New York City

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• Only 27.9% (22 of 79) pregnant individuals with COVID admitted to two New York City hospitals had symptoms consistent with COVID between March 22 and April 18, 2020. Patients with COVID-19 were slightly less likely to have a vaginal delivery (55.2 vs. 51.9%) and had a longer postpartum length of stay with cesarean delivery (2.00 vs. 2.67 days). COVID-19 was associated with higher risk for diagnoses of chorioamnionitis, pneumonia, and fevers without a focal diagnosis. 

Sutton et al. (Apr 20, 2021). Clinical and Demographic Risk Factors for COVID-19 during Delivery Hospitalizations in New York City. American Journal of Perinatology. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33878775/