Michael Gravett, one of the study's lead authors. Of the mothers who tested positive for the disease, 11.5% of their babies also tested positive, the study found.Īlthough other studies have looked at COVID-19's effects on pregnant women, this is among the first study to have a concurrent control group with which to compare outcomes, said Dr. The study is unique because each woman affected by COVID-19 was compared with two uninfected pregnant women who gave birth during the same span in the same hospital.Īside from an increased risk of death, women and their newborns were also more likely to experience preterm birth, preeclampsia and admission to the ICU and/or intubation.
The research was conducted between April and August of 2020. The investigation involved more than 100 researchers and pregnant women from 43 maternity hospitals in 18 low-, middle- and high-income nations 220 of the women received care in the United States, 40 at UW Medicine. UW Medicine and University of Oxford doctors led this first-of-its-kind study, published today in JAMA Pediatrics.
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