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ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)

Characteristics of People With and Without Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy, Massachusetts, March 2020-March 2021.

Hanna M Shephard, Susan E Manning, Eirini Nestoridi, Catherine Brown, Mahsa M Yazdy

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Article in Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hanna M ShephardBureau of Family Health and Nutrition, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2126-0672
Susan E ManningBureau of Family Health and Nutrition, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Eirini NestoridiBureau of Family Health and Nutrition, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Catherine BrownBureau of Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Sciences, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Mahsa M YazdyBureau of Family Health and Nutrition, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health · USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · US

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NCEZID CDC HHS NU50CK000518
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesPregnant people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are at increased risk for severe illness and death compared with nonpregnant people. However, population-based information comparing characteristics of people with and without laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy is limited. We compared the characteristics of people with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy in Massachusetts.

methodsWe compared maternal demographic characteristics, pre-pregnancy conditions, and pregnancy complications of people with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy with completed pregnancies resulting in a live birth in Massachusetts during March 1, 2020-March 31, 2021. We tested for significant differences in the distribution of characteristics of pregnant people by SARS-CoV-2 infection status overall and stratified by race and ethnicity. We used modified Poisson regression analyses to examine the association between race and ethnicity and SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy.

resultsOf 69 960 completed pregnancies identified during the study period, 3119 (4.5%) had laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy. Risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection was higher among Hispanic (adjusted risk ratio [aRR] = 2.3; 95% CI, 2.1-2.6) and non-Hispanic Black (aRR = 1.9; 95% CI, 1.7-2.1) pregnant people compared with non-Hispanic White pregnant people.

conclusionsThis study demonstrates the disproportionate impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black pregnant people in Massachusetts, which may widen existent inequities in maternal morbidity and mortality. Future research is needed to elucidate the structural factors leading to these inequities.

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COVID-19Pregnancy Complications, InfectiousCOVID-19 TestingFemaleHumansLaboratoriesMassachusettsPregnancySARS-CoV-2COVID-19emerging infectious diseasespregnancypublic health practiceracial disparitiesSARS-CoV-2surveillance

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PMCPMC9251605
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