Smith College

A total of 43 pregnant woman tested positive for COVID-10 between March 13, 2020 and March 27, 2020. Eighteen out of the 43 woman (41.8%) had a comorbidity, with mild asthma comprising 18.6% of all comorbidities. Only three out of the 43 woman were originally admitted for COVID-19 symptoms. Thirty-seven woman (86%) exhibited mild disease, 4 (9.3%) severe disease, and 2 (4.7%) critical disease. Only 29 out of 43 patients were symptomatic. This article suggests that there be universal testing for all pregnant women upon admission for delivery, since many patients were asymptomatic carriers upon admission in this study. 

Coronavirus disease 2019 infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic pregnant women: two weeks of confirmed presentations to an affiliated pair of New York City hospitals

Breslin, N., Baptiste, C., Gyamfi-Bannerman, C., Miller, R., Martinez, R., Bernstein, K., . . . Goffman, D. (2020). Coronavirus disease 2019 infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic pregnant women: Two weeks of confirmed presentations to an affiliated pair of New York City hospitals. American Journal of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology MFM, 2(2), 100118. doi:10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100118
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589933320300483

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