Obstetric outcomes in women with rheumatic disease and COVID-19 in the context of vaccination status.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe obstetric outcomes based on COVID-19 vaccination status, in women with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) who developed COVID-19 during pregnancy.

Methods

Data regarding pregnant women entered into the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance registry from 24 March 2020-25 February 2022 were analysed. Obstetric outcomes were stratified by number of COVID-19 vaccine doses received prior to COVID-19 infection in pregnancy. Descriptive differences between groups were tested using the chi-squared or Fisher's exact test.

Results

There were 73 pregnancies in 73 women with RMD and COVID-19. Overall, 24.7% (18) of pregnancies were ongoing, while of the 55 completed pregnancies, 90.9% (50) of pregnancies resulted in livebirths. At the time of COVI

SUBMITTER: Maguire S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11181869 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature