Association of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy With Neonatal Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The outcomes of newborn infants of women testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy is unclear.

Objective

To evaluate neonatal outcomes in relation to maternal SARS-CoV-2 test positivity in pregnancy.

Design, setting, and participants

Nationwide, prospective cohort study based on linkage of the Swedish Pregnancy Register, the Neonatal Quality Register, and the Register for Communicable Diseases. Ninety-two percent of all live births in Sweden between March 11, 2020, and January 31, 2021, were investigated for neonatal outcomes by March 8, 2021. Infants with malformations were excluded. Infants of women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were matched, directly and using propensity scores, on maternal characteristics with up to 4 comparator infants.

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SUBMITTER: Norman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8085767 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature