This podcast discusses the first U.S. study of seven COVID-19 infected pregnant women who presented to a NYC hospital. Below are the details provided about these seven women.

There has been an update since the podcast was originally recorded on April 2nd. The authors of the first study are publishing a new article on 43 COVID-19 infected pregnant women admitted to NYC hospitals between March 13-28, 2020. See the full article by clicking here.

Ten of 18 (55%) of pregnant women had a normal uncomplicated vaginal delivery.

Resources

ASRM Patient Management and Clinical Recommendations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, Update #1. (2020). Available from: https://www.asrm.org/globalassets/asrm/asrm-content/news-and-publications/covid-19/covidtaskforceupdate1.pdf

Breslin N, et al. COVID-19 in pregnancy: early lessons. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM (2020). Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100111.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2020). People who are at higher risk for severe illness. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fspecific-groups%2Fpeople-at-higher-risk.html

Dashraath P, et al. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and Pregnancy, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2020). Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.ajog.2020.03.021.