Precortum delivery appears to be associated with coronavirus infection, according to a new study of COVID-19 and pregnancy published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC report also included miscarriages and deaths among patients with the virus.
The researchers looked at the medical data of about 600 hospital patients from March to mid-August, both of whom tested positive for Covid-19 and were pregnant. Among the 5 birth5 births during the study, 18..6% had premature delivery, which was higher than the CDC. According to the general U.S. 3 %% higher than preterm delivery rate for population. Premature birth was three times more common in asymptomatic patients than in asymptomatic patients.
Ten patients experienced either miscarriage or stillbirth, but the report noted that it “underestimated the percentage of pregnancy loss that occurs in women with COVID-1.” Five of the pregnancy losses occurred after 20 weeks of gestation.
Wednesday’s report echoed research published in the JAMA earlier this summer that found instant surgeries of preterm labor and cesarean sections in coronavirus-infected people, as well as “significantly higher” stillbirths during an epidemic in a London hospital.
More than half of the patients in the new study had no symptoms of the disease when they were hospitalized. Of those with symptoms, in 16.2% of cases the need for treatment in the intensive care unit was so severe, and 8.5% the need for a ventilator. Two patients died.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), one of the nation’s leading medical professional groups, told CBS News it was reviewing a recent report.
The epidemic is becoming a rapidly evolving situation, Christopher Jahn, vice president of ACOG of Practice Activities, said in an email statement.
Zahn stressed that pregnant women, especially those “at risk of increased exposure due to occupation or underlying conditions” should take extra precautions to protect themselves from the virus, including “hand washing, social distance and wearing masks.”
When the coronavirus first appeared in the U.S. earlier this year. When arrived, doctors had limited information about the risks involved during pregnancy. That it wasn’t until June The CDC issued guidelines Indicates that pregnant people are “at increased risk for serious COVID-19 illness.” In that report, the researchers noted that “pregnancy was associated with hospitalization and increased risk for intensive care unit admission, and the acquisition of mechanical ventilation, but not with death.”
In addition, pregnant Black and Latina patients appear to be “disproportionately affected” by COVID-19 infection, according to the CDC. It will correspond to the overall high overall Maternal mortality rate for black women, As well Disproportionate toll The coronavirus epidemic has begun Black And Hispanic Communities.
After the June report came out, an official from the Department of Health and Human Services reprimanded the CDC, according to the June Washington Post. In an email received by post, senior counsel Paul Paul Alexander Michael CaptoThe report “reads in a way that intimidates women … as if the president and his administration can’t fix it and it’s getting worse,” said the HHS assistant secretary for public affairs.
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