The impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on vaccinated versus unvaccinated pregnant women: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Pregnant women were included in the COVID-19 vaccination strategy adopted in Spain in May 2021. We evaluated the obstetric and neonatal symptoms and complications presented by these first pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2, vaccinated and unvaccinated.

Methods

A retrospective observational cohort study of 156 pregnant women with a positive diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 (infection rate of 4.2%, 156/3719 births), treated at two public hospitals in the Valencian Community (Spain) over two years (2020-2022). Of those pregnant women infected, 28.8% (45) had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine before infection. The data were obtained from the digital medical record, the Nominal Vaccination Registry (RNV), and symptom data from the Epidemiologica

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Blanco N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12042551 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature