Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Pregnant Women with Covid-19, According to Disease Severity.*.
| Characteristic | All Patients (N=118) |
Disease Severity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonsevere (N=109) |
Severe (N=9) |
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| General characteristics | |||
| Median age (IQR) — yr | 31 (28–34) | 30 (28–34) | 34 (33–35) |
| Nulliparous — no./total no. (%) | 55/106 (52) | 51/97 (53) | 4/9 (44) |
| Parous — no./total no. (%) | 51/106 (48) | 46/97 (47) | 5/9 (56) |
| Signs and symptoms | |||
| Asymptomatic — no. (%)† | 6 (5) | 6 (6) | 0 |
| Symptomatic — no. (%)‡ | 112 (95) | 103 (94) | 9 (100) |
| Fever — no./total no. (%) | 84/112 (75) | 77/103 (75) | 7/9 (78) |
| Cough — no./total no. (%) | 82/112 (73) | 73/103 (71) | 9/9 (100) |
| Chest tightness — no./total no. (%) | 20/112 (18) | 15/103 (15) | 5/9 (56) |
| Fatigue — no./total no. (%) | 19/112 (17) | 17/103 (17) | 2/9 (22) |
| Dyspnea — no./total no. (%) | 8/112 (7) | 5/103 (5) | 3/9 (33) |
| Diarrhea — no./total no. (%) | 8/112 (7) | 6/103 (6) | 2/9 (22) |
| Headache — no./total no. (%) | 7/112 (6) | 5/103 (5) | 2/9 (22) |
| Pregnancy outcome | |||
| Delivery — no. (%) | 68 (58) | 61 (56) | 7 (78) |
| Live birth — no./total no. (%)§ | 70/70 (100) | 63/63 (100) | 7/7 (100) |
| Preterm birth — no./total no. (%) | 14/68 (21) | 11/61 (18) | 3/7 (43) |
| Iatrogenic | 8/14 (57) | 6/11 (55) | 2/3 (67) |
| Abortion — no. (%) | 9 (8) | 9 (8) | 0 |
| Spontaneous abortion — no./total no. (%) | 3/9 (33) | 3/9 (33) | 0 |
| Induced abortion — no./total no. (%)¶ | 4/9 (44) | 4/9 (44) | 0 |
| Ectopic pregnancy — no./total no. (%) | 2/9 (22) | 2/9 (22) | 0 |
| Cesarean section — no./total no. (%) | 63/68 (93) | 58/61 (95) | 5/7 (71) |
| Due to obstetrical indications | 24/62 (39) | 22/57 (39) | 2/5 (40) |
| Due to concern about Covid-19 | 38/62 (61) | 35/57 (61) | 3/5 (60) |
| Natural delivery — no./total no. (%) | 5/68 (7) | 3/61 (5) | 2/7 (29) |
| Pregnancy ongoing — no. (%)‖ | 41 (35) | 39 (36) | 2 (22) |
| Median 1-min Apgar score (IQR)** | 9 (8–9) | 9 (8–9) | 8 (8–10) |
| Neonatal asphyxia — no./total no. | 0/70 | 0/63 | 0/7 |
| Neonatal death — no./total no. | 0/70 | 0/63 | 0/7 |
The denominators of patients who were included in each analysis are provided if they differed from the total numbers in the relevant study group. Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding. Covid-19 denotes coronavirus disease 2019, and IQR interquartile range.
Asymptomatic patients were screened because of exposure to persons with confirmed or suspected Covid-19.
The signs and symptoms listed include those reported to occur before admission and during hospitalization. Data were extracted from the medical record and may not reflect complete accounting of symptoms.
The reason that there were 70 live births but 68 deliveries was that there were 2 sets of twins.
These abortions were induced because of the patient’s concern about Covid-19.
The data shown are as of March 20, 2020.
The Apgar score at 1 minute was available for 66 babies.