Authors: Kate R. Woodworth, MD¹; Emily O’Malley Olsen, PhD¹; Varsha Neelam, MPH¹; Elizabeth L. Lewis, MPH¹; Romeo R. Galang, MD¹; Titilope Oduyebo, MD¹; Kathryn Aveni, MPH²; Mahsa M. Yazdy, PhD³; Elizabeth Harvey, PhD⁴; Nicole D. Longcore, MPH⁵; Jerusha Barton, MPH⁶; Chris Fussman, MS⁷; Samantha Siebman, MPH⁸; Mamie Lush, MA⁹; Paul H. Patrick, MPH¹⁰; Umme-Aiman Halai, MD¹¹; Miguel Valencia-Prado, MD¹²; Lauren Orkis, DrPH¹³; Similoluwa Sowunmi, MPH¹⁴; Levi Schlosser, MPH¹⁵; Salma Khuwaja, MD¹⁶; Jennifer S. Read, MD¹⁷; Aron J. Hall, DVM¹; Dana Meaney-Delman, MD¹; Sascha R. Ellington, PhD¹; Suzanne M. Gilboa, PhD¹; Van T. Tong, MPH¹; CDC COVID-19 Response Pregnancy and Infant Linked Outcomes Team

Publication Year: 2020

Last Updated: 2021-07-12

Journal: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Keywords: Health Disparities

Abstract:

The CDC study, "Birth and Infant Outcomes Following Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy—SET-NET, 16 Jurisdictions, March 29–October 14, 2020," found that pregnant women with COVID-19 may be at increased risk of having a preterm infant (born before 37 weeks), which may lead to serious health problems for the infant.

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Source: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6944e2.htm