Editor's Note
This study by researchers from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, finds substantial adverse maternal outcomes among pregnant patients with COVID-19 at delivery, during the early pandemic period.
A total of 2,578,095 patients were analyzed. During the 9-month study period (April to December 2020), 45,425 pregnant patients had COVID-19 at delivery, and 1,704 hospitals cared for these patients.
Among the findings:
The findings highlight the importance of prevention of COVID-19 in this population of pregnant patients, the authors say.
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