First- or second-trimester SARS-CoV-2 infection and subsequent pregnancy outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including fetal death and preterm birth. It is not known whether that risk occurs only during the time of acute infection or whether the risk persists later in pregnancy.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate whether the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy persists after an acute maternal illness.

Study design

A retrospective cohort study of pregnant patients with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection delivering at 17 hospitals in the United States between March 2020 and December 2020. Patients experiencing a SARS-CoV-2-positive test at or before 28 weeks of gestation with a subsequent delivery hospitalization were compared with those without a positive SAR-CoV-2 test

SUBMITTER: Hughes BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9374493 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature