Study finds high COVID-19 infection rates in pregnant women
The COVID-19 infection rate among pregnant women was estimated to be 70% higher than in similarly aged adults in Washington state, according to a new study published today in
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Other key findings include:
The study also showed that the number of COVID-19 infections in pregnant patients from nearly all communities of color in Washington was high. There was a twofold to fourfold higher prevalence of pregnant patients with COVID-19 infections from communities of color than expected based on the race-ethnicity distribution of pregnant women in Washington in 2018.
Pregnant Women Have High COVID-19 Infection Rates by Anjanee Sharma on February 17, 2021 at 2:33 PM
The study included 240 pregnant women with COVID-19 from 35 hospitals and clinics.
Findings also showed that pregnant patients from nearly all communities of color in Washington had two to four times higher infection rates than expected based on the race-ethnicity distribution of pregnant women in 2018.
Medical care in a language other than English was also provided to a high number of pregnant women with COVID-19, pointing towards the need to enhance vaccination rates in these communities.
The authors state that this population should be considered at high risk and be included in Phase 1B vaccination schedules.
Pregnant women apeeared to be at a higher risk of catching Covid-19 infection, as per a new study conducted in the US.The study, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, showed that the Covid-19 infection rate among .
Covid-19 risk could be 70% higher in pregnant women: Study
February 17, 2021 New study has revealed that pregnant women are at an elevated risk of contracting Covid-19.
The study, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, stated that the risk for contracting coronavirus is 70 per cent higher among pregnant women than in similarly aged adults in Washington, United States.
Researcher Kristina Adams Waldorf from the University of Washington in the US said in a statement, “Our data indicates that pregnant people did not avoid the pandemic as we hoped that they would.”
She added, “The higher infection rates in pregnant patients, coupled with an elevated risk for severe illness and maternal mortality due to Covid-19, suggests that pregnancy should be considered a high-risk health condition for Covid-19 vaccine allocation in Phase 1B all across the US.”
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