Characteristics of Women of Reproductive Age With Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Pregnancy Status—United States, January 22–June 7, 2020
Sascha Ellington, Penelope Strid, Van T. Tong, Kate R. Woodworth, Romeo R. Galang, Laura D. Zambrano, John F. Nahabedian, Kayla N. Anderson, Suzanne M. Gilboa
Abstract
(Abstracted from MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:769–775) Pregnant women are at greater risk of severe respiratory infection due to immunologic and physiologic changes in the setting of several viral infections such as influenza. However, there are limited data among this population to date that determine the prevalence and severity of COVD-19 and whether its signs and symptoms differ between pregnant and nonpregnant women.
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MedicinePregnancyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PopulationObstetricsViral infectionPediatricsGynecologyImmunologyVirusInternal medicineEnvironmental healthDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)BiologyGeneticsCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction