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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Korean Med Sci
. 2021 Oct 25;36(41):e290.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e290.
Maternal Outcomes and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 in Korean Pregnant Women during the Early Period of the Pandemic
Youseung Chung[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dong-Hwan Choi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], John G Ilagan[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Juneyoung Lee[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Young Kyung Yoon[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The present study aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes between pregnant women and non-pregnant women of childbearing age (20-49 years old) diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Korea. This nationwide observational study included the information of COVID-19 patients collected by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency from January 2020 to April 2021. Among 5,647 COVID-19 patients, 2,444 (43.3%) were women of childbearing age and 19 were pregnant. None of the pregnant women died. However, 4 deaths occurred among non-pregnant women aged 20-49 years. None of the 19 pregnant women with COVID-19 were admitted to the intensive care unit: they were admitted to the general ward, and none of them required supplemental oxygen. In conclusion, none of the pregnant women with COVID-19 experienced severe infection or death, unlike non-pregnant women of childbearing age.
Keywords: COVID-19; Pregnancy; SARS-CoV-2.
. 2021 Oct 25;36(41):e290.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e290.
Maternal Outcomes and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 in Korean Pregnant Women during the Early Period of the Pandemic
Youseung Chung[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dong-Hwan Choi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], John G Ilagan[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Juneyoung Lee[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Young Kyung Yoon[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34697931
- DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e290
Abstract
The present study aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes between pregnant women and non-pregnant women of childbearing age (20-49 years old) diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Korea. This nationwide observational study included the information of COVID-19 patients collected by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency from January 2020 to April 2021. Among 5,647 COVID-19 patients, 2,444 (43.3%) were women of childbearing age and 19 were pregnant. None of the pregnant women died. However, 4 deaths occurred among non-pregnant women aged 20-49 years. None of the 19 pregnant women with COVID-19 were admitted to the intensive care unit: they were admitted to the general ward, and none of them required supplemental oxygen. In conclusion, none of the pregnant women with COVID-19 experienced severe infection or death, unlike non-pregnant women of childbearing age.
Keywords: COVID-19; Pregnancy; SARS-CoV-2.