COVID-19 prevalence, symptoms, and sociodemographic disparities in infection among insured pregnant women in Northern California.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on COVID-19 during pregnancy has mainly focused on women hospitalized for COVID-19 or other reasons during their pregnancy. Little is known about COVID-19 in the general population of pregnant women.

Objective

To describe the prevalence of COVID-19, symptoms, consequent healthcare use, and possible sources of COVID-19 exposure among a population-based sample of pregnant women residing in Northern California.

Methods

We analyzed data from 19,458 members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California who were pregnant between January 2020 and April 2021 and responded to an online survey about COVID-19 testing, diagnosis, symptoms, and their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical diagnosis of COVID-19 during pregnancy was defined separately by se

SUBMITTER: Ames JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8415576 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature