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Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection: The INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study.


ABSTRACT:

Importance

Detailed information about the association of COVID-19 with outcomes in pregnant individuals compared with not-infected pregnant individuals is much needed.

Objective

To evaluate the risks associated with COVID-19 in pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes compared with not-infected, concomitant pregnant individuals.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cohort study that took place from March to October 2020, involving 43 institutions in 18 countries, 2 unmatched, consecutive, not-infected women were concomitantly enrolled immediately after each infected woman was identified, at any stage of pregnancy or delivery, and at the same level of care to minimize bias. Women and neonates were followed up until hospital discharge.

Exposures

COVID-19 in pregnancy determined by laboratory confirmation of COVID-19 and/or radiological pulmonary findings or 2 or more predefined COVID-19 symptoms.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome measures were indices of (maternal and severe neonatal/perinatal) morbidity and mortality; the individual components of these indices were secondary outcomes. Models for these outcomes were adjusted for country, month entering study, maternal age, and history of morbidity.

Results

A total of 706 pregnant women with COVID-19 diagnosis and 1424 pregnant women without COVID-19 diagnosis were enrolled, all with broadly similar demographic characteristics (mean [SD] age, 30.2 [6.1] years). Overweight early in pregnancy occurred in 323 women (48.6%) with COVID-19 diagnosis and 554 women (40.2%) without. Women with COVID-19 diagnosis were at higher risk for preeclampsia/eclampsia (relative risk [RR], 1.76; 95% CI, 1.27-2.43), severe infections (RR, 3.38; 95% CI, 1.63-7.01), intensive care unit admission (RR, 5.04; 95% CI, 3.13-8.10), maternal mortality (RR, 22.3; 95% CI, 2.88-172), preterm birth (RR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.30-1.94), medically indicated preterm birth (RR, 1.97; 95% CI, 1.56-2.51), severe neonatal morbidity index (RR, 2.66; 95% CI, 1.69-4.18), and severe perinatal morbidity and mortality index (RR, 2.14; 95% CI, 1.66-2.75). Fever and shortness of breath for any duration was associated with increased risk of severe maternal complications (RR, 2.56; 95% CI, 1.92-3.40) and neonatal complications (RR, 4.97; 95% CI, 2.11-11.69). Asymptomatic women with COVID-19 diagnosis remained at higher risk only for maternal morbidity (RR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.00-1.54) and preeclampsia (RR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.01-2.63). Among women who tested positive (98.1% by real-time polymerase chain reaction), 54 (13%) of their neonates tested positive. Cesarean delivery (RR, 2.15; 95% CI, 1.18-3.91) but not breastfeeding (RR, 1.10; 95% CI, 0.66-1.85) was associated with increased risk for neonatal test positivity.

Conclusions and relevance

In this multinational cohort study, COVID-19 in pregnancy was associated with consistent and substantial increases in severe maternal morbidity and mortality and neonatal complications when pregnant women with and without COVID-19 diagnosis were compared. The findings should alert pregnant individuals and clinicians to implement strictly all the recommended COVID-19 preventive measures.

SUBMITTER: Villar J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8063132 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection: The INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study.

Villar José J   Ariff Shabina S   Gunier Robert B RB   Thiruvengadam Ramachandran R   Rauch Stephen S   Kholin Alexey A   Roggero Paola P   Prefumo Federico F   do Vale Marynéa Silva MS   Cardona-Perez Jorge Arturo JA   Maiz Nerea N   Cetin Irene I   Savasi Valeria V   Deruelle Philippe P   Easter Sarah Rae SR   Sichitiu Joanna J   Soto Conti Constanza P CP   Ernawati Ernawati E   Mhatre Mohak M   Teji Jagjit Singh JS   Liu Becky B   Capelli Carola C   Oberto Manuela M   Salazar Laura L   Gravett Michael G MG   Cavoretto Paolo Ivo PI   Nachinab Vincent Bizor VB   Galadanci Hadiza H   Oros Daniel D   Ayede Adejumoke Idowu AI   Sentilhes Loïc L   Bako Babagana B   Savorani Mónica M   Cena Hellas H   García-May Perla K PK   Etuk Saturday S   Casale Roberto R   Abd-Elsalam Sherief S   Ikenoue Satoru S   Aminu Muhammad Baffah MB   Vecciarelli Carmen C   Duro Eduardo A EA   Usman Mustapha Ado MA   John-Akinola Yetunde Y   Nieto Ricardo R   Ferrazi Enrico E   Bhutta Zulfiqar A ZA   Langer Ana A   Kennedy Stephen H SH   Papageorghiou Aris T AT  

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<h4>Importance</h4>Detailed information about the association of COVID-19 with outcomes in pregnant individuals compared with not-infected pregnant individuals is much needed.<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the risks associated with COVID-19 in pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes compared with not-infected, concomitant pregnant individuals.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>In this cohort study that took place from March to October 2020, involving 43 institutions in 18 countries, 2  ...[more]

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