Pregnant people infected with the coronavirus have a seven times higher risk of dying compared with pregnant individuals who are not infected.
Researchers, whose findings were published Monday in the journal BMJ Global Health, pooled patient data from more than 13,000 pregnant individuals included in 12 studies from 12 countries, including the United States. Along with a higher death rate, infected pregnant people had a greater risk of being admitted to an intensive care unit, needing a ventilator or developing pneumonia if they have a coronavirus infection.
Infants born to those with a coronavirus infection during pregnancy also had a greater risk of developing severe outcomes. They were twice as likely to need treatment in the intensive care unit after birth and had an increased risk of being born preterm.Emily R.
Pregnancy outcomes overall have improved over time, but it is not a health-neutral event. The risk of health complications increases during pregnancy, even without a viral infection. And the coronavirus adds another layer of risk that could increase the chances of developing severe outcomes. Being pregnant, even if a person has no underlying medical conditions, puts them at increased risk of developing severe illness if they are infected with the coronavirus.
While newborn death from a coronavirus infection remains rare in the United States, infants born to a person with a coronavirus infection close to the delivery date had a 2 percent chance of testing positive for the virus in the first days after birth,The implications for cognitive and physical developmental issues for an infant or child remain unclear as the research surrounding post-covid impact on this age group continues to develop.
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