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. 2024 Sep 25;19(9):e0310980. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310980

Table 2. Adverse birth outcomes in pre-Omicron era vs Omicron era.

Adverse birth outcome Pre-Omicron era
N = 11,483
Omicron era
N = 8,814
HIV+
COVID-
(N = 2,277)
HIV-
COVID+
(N = 395)
HIV+
COVID+
(N = 144)
HIV-
COVID-
(N = 8,667)
HIV+
COVID-
(N = 1,756)
HIV-COVID+
(N = 293)
HIV+
COVID+
(N = 77)
HIV-COVID-
(N = 6,688)
Stillbirth 69 (3.0%) 24 (6.1%) 6 (4.2%) 228 (2.6%) 52 (3%) 7 (2.4%) 0 146 (1.7%)
Preterm delivery 326 (14.7%) 76 (19.8%) 36 (25.5%) 1105 (13.1%) 282 (16.5%) 42 (14.6%) 13 (17.1%) 950 (14.5%)
Very preterm delivery 65 (2.9%) 14 (3.7%) 9 (6.4%) 256 (3.0%) 68 (4%) 8 (2.8%) 4 (5.3%) 224 (3.4%)
Small for gestational age (SGA) 405 (18.3%) 51 (13.5%) 31 (22.0%) 1211 (14.4%) 319 (18.8%) 40 (14%) 11 (14.7%) 1036 (15.9%)
Very SGA 160 (7.2%) 17 (4.5%) 12 (8.5%) 449 (5.3%) 130 (7.7%) 19 (6.6%) 6 (8%) 366 (5.6%)
Neonatal death 33 (1.5%) 6 (1.6%) 4 (2.9%) 105 (1.3%) 34 (2%) 6 (2.1%) 1 (1.3%) 90 (1.4%)