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Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK: national population based cohort study
Pregnant women are believed to be more susceptible to infection that non pregnant women. The state of their immune system during pregnancy increases their risk for severe outcomes. The risk to pregnant women and their unborn children may be even greater in later stages of pregnancy. This belief is based off of evidence from other viral illnesses like H1N1 and Middles East respiratory syndrome. Over one month from March 14, 2020 to April 14, 2020 a study was performed to develop a description of the general characteristics and outcomes for pregnant women with symptomatic coronavirus infection. The sample studied was based on the incidence of disease or, more specifically, the incidence of hospital admissions of pregnant women with confirmed infection by blood test or nasopharyngeal swab. The UK Obstetric Surveillance System was used to collect information on severe pregnancy complications in all 194 UK hospitals and reporting clinicians were asked for specific information like COVID-19 infection and characteristics of the admitted women.
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Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK: national population based cohort study
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Results: Characteristics and outcome of pregnant women admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK: national population based cohort study
Discussion: Characteristics and outcome of pregnant women admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK: national population based cohort study