biostudies-literatureLi YNCATS NIH HHSNIEHS NIH HHSPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute948https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12465480biostudies-literatureUnknown25(1)<h4>Background</h4>Current findings on the neonatal outcomes among pregnant women infected with COVID-19 remain inconclusive. The purpose of this systematic scoping review and meta-analysis was to summarize the literature regarding this topic and provide an overview of the methodologies and results present in current research.<h4>Methods</h4>PubMed was searched up to December 2022 to identify observational studies that reported neonatal outcomes among children delivered by mothers diagnosed with COVID-19 during pregnancy. Outcomes of interest included vertical transmission to neonates, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, and neonatal death. Qualitative analysis and meta-analysis were applied to summarize and synthesize the results.<h4>Results</h4>Out of an initial selection of 1BMC pregnancy and childbirthNeonatal outcomes among pregnant women with COVID-19: a systematic scoping review and meta-analysis.PMC12465480R21 ES032762R21ES032762CDRN-1501-26692UL1TR001427UL1 TR001427Germinal KWen XSpector EAGuo YLu YBian JMilfort ATang HLi YBost SGuo JShenkman EHu HfalseNeonatal outcomes among pregnant women with COVID-19: a systematic scoping review and meta-analysis.<h4>Background</h4>Current findings on the neonatal outcomes among pregnant women infected with COVID-19 remain inconclusive. The purpose of this systematic scoping review and meta-analysis was to summarize the literature regarding this topic and provide an overview of the methodologies and results present in current research.<h4>Methods</h4>PubMed was searched up to December 2022 to identify observational studies that reported neonatal outcomes among children delivered by mothers diagnosed with COVID-19 during pregnancy. Outcomes of interest included vertical transmission to neonates, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, and neonatal death. Qualitative analysis and meta-analysis were applied to summarize and synthesize the results.<h4>Results</h4>Out of an initial selection of 12025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Sep2026-06-03T21:22:09.473Z2026-05-01T03:10:59.135ZS-EPMC124654804099938910.1186/s12884-025-08090-1