Association of SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy With Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There are limited high-quality, population-level data about the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnancy using contemporaneous comparator cohorts.

Objectives

To describe maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and to assess variables associated with severe disease in the pregnant population.

Design, setting, and participants

CANCOVID-Preg is an observational surveillance program for SARS-CoV-2-affected pregnancies in Canada. This analysis presents exploratory, population-level data from 6 Canadian provinces for the period of March 1, 2020, to October 31, 2021. A total of 6012 pregnant persons with a positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction test result at any time in pregnancy (primarily due to symptomatic pr

SUBMITTER: McClymont E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9062768 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature