Among infants born to mothers with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection (n=3,912), 12.9% of live births were preterm (<37 weeks), higher than the reported 10.2% in the general population in 2019. Perinatal infection was infrequent and occurred primarily among infants whose mother had SARS-CoV-2 infection identified within 1 week of delivery. The authors note that since most maternal infections occurred in the third trimester, more research is needed to assess effects of infections in early pregnancy, as well the longer-term outcomes of exposed infants. The data come from 16 health jurisdictions reporting to SET-NET.<\/p>\n
Woodworth et al. (2020). Birth and Infant Outcomes Following Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy \u2014 SET-NET, 16 Jurisdictions, March 29 \u2013 October 14 , 2020. MMWR. <\/i>http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6944e2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Among infants born to mothers with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection (n=3,912), 12.9% of live births were preterm (<37 weeks), higher than the reported 10.2% in the general population in 2019. Perinatal infection was infrequent and occurred primarily among infants whose mother had SARS-CoV-2 infection identified within 1 week of delivery. The authors note that since most…<\/p>\n