Forecasting the impact of coronavirus disease during delivery hospitalization: an aid for resource utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has severely affected the United States. During infectious disease outbreaks, forecasting models are often developed to inform resource utilization. Pregnancy and delivery pose unique challenges, given the altered maternal immune system and the fact that most American women choose to deliver in the hospital setting.

Objective

This study aimed to forecast the first pandemic wave of coronavirus disease 2019 in the general population and the incidence of severe, critical, and fatal coronavirus disease 2019 cases during delivery hospitalization in the United States.

Study design

We used a phenomenological model to forecast the incidence of the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 in the United States. Incidence da

SUBMITTER: Putra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7182514 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature