Adverse perinatal outcomes in a large United States birth cohort during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on adverse perinatal outcomes remains unclear.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate whether COVID-19 is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes in a large national dataset and to examine the rates of adverse outcomes during the pandemic compared with the rates of adverse outcomes during the prepandemic period.

Study design

This observational cohort study included 683,905 patients, between the ages of 12 and 50, hospitalized for childbirth and abortion between January 1, 2019, and May 31, 2021. During the prepandemic period, 271,444 women were hospitalized for childbirth. During the pandemic, 308,532 women were hospitalized for childbirth, and 2708 women had COVID-19. The associations between COVID-19

SUBMITTER: Litman EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8805913 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature