Introduction The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reported an 18.4% increase in US maternal mortality (ie, death during pregnancy or within 42 days of pregnancy) between 2019 and 2020….
Abstract Importance It remains unknown whether SARS-CoV-2 infection specifically increases the risk of serious obstetric morbidity. Objective To evaluate the association of SARS-CoV-2 infection with serious maternal morbidity or mortality…
COVID-19 infection during pregnancy can be associated with severe maternal morbidity.1 In the United States, 1 COVID-19 vaccine has been approved and 2 have been authorized for use for pregnant…
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Abstract Importance Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. The impact of applying recent guideline definitions for nonpregnant adults to pregnant women is unclear….
Abstract Importance Safe reduction of the cesarean delivery rate is a national priority. Objective To evaluate the rates of cesarean delivery for nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex (NTSV) births in California…
Physiologic adaptations and changes in immune regulation may increase the risk of morbidity and mortality in pregnant women with respiratory infections.1,2 The effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnancy…
Source: Hirai AH, Ko JY, Owens PL, Stocks C, Patrick SW. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Maternal Opioid-Related Diagnoses in the US, 2010-2017. JAMA. 2021;325(2):146–155. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.24991 Question: In the US from 2010 to 2017,…
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is highly infectious, with multiple possible routes of transmission. Controversy exists regarding whether SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted in utero from an infected mother…
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly across the world. With the sharp increase in the number of infections, the number of pregnant women and children with COVID-19 is…