UW Medicine
Pregnant patients of minority communities had a two- to fourfold higher prevalence of COVID-19.
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.
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Fast forward to 2023. The Covid-19 pandemic is largely behind us. Most of the world has been vaccinated, though we have to tamp down occasional flare-ups and people sometimes still wear masks. While we mourn the millions who died, we have entered a post-pandemic world in which most things are more or less as they were before Covid-19. Travel and trade are unrestricted; everything from dinner parties and big weddings to stadium concerts and megachurch services are being held again; and economies are booming to keep pace with pent-up demand.
Fauci said on Wednesday that clinical trials with pregnant women will begin or are underway but will not need tens of thousands, just enough volunteers to show safety and efficacy.
In a clinical training for local medical, nursing and athletic training students, participants were unusually enthusiastic about stabbing their partners in the arm.
Huge steps in technology, focus on patients define sector in recent years
Spokane has long served as a central hub for health care for all of Eastern Washington and North Idaho. The Spokane County Medical Society was founded in 1885 and the Spokane Regional Health District in 1970. Over the years, the region added six hospitals: the VA Medical Center (1948), Deaconess Hospital (1896), Sacred Heart Hospital (1887), St. Luke’s (1897), Valley Hospital (1969), and Shriner’s Children’s Hospital (1924). These events demonstrated a commitment to innovation and public service for more than 100 years. The past 35 years, however, proved to be a huge step forward in technological advancements in health care. These technologies include improved disease prevention methods, growth in MRI capabilities, and use of state-of-the-art tools such as the da Vinci Xi surgical robot. In addition, there has been an increased focus on the patient and their family’s perception of their care