Table 4.
SARS-CoV-2 hospitalizations and case-fatality rates among pregnant women in Washington State: comparisons with Washington State data COVID-19 surveillance data
| Population |
n |
N |
Rate |
RR |
RD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 hospitalization | ||||||||
| % | (95% CI) | RR | (95% CI) | RD % | (95% CI) | |||
| WA-CPC: pregnant patients with SARS-CoV-2 | 24 | 240 | 10.0 | (6.4–14.9) | 3.5 | (2.3–5.3) | 7.2 | (3.2–11.2) |
| Washington State: 20- to 39-y-olds with SARS-CoV-2 | 985 | 34,902 | 2.8 | (2.6–3.0) | Ref | Ref | ||
| COVID-19 deaths | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths/100,000 | (95% CI) | RR | (95% CI) | Deaths/100,000 | (95% CI) | |||
| WA-CPC: pregnant patients with SARS-CoV-2 | 3 | 240 | 1250.0 | (257.8–3653.0) | 13.6 | (2.7–43.6) | 1158.3 | (−256.5 to 2573.2) |
| Washington State: 20- to 39-y-olds with SARS-CoV-2 | 32 | 34,902 | 91.7 | (62.7–129.4) | Ref | Ref | ||
Publicly available COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality data for 20- to 39-year-olds in Washington State were obtained from the WA-CPC surveillance dashboard.19 The RR compares the SARS-COV-2 infection hospitalization and mortality rates in pregnant patients in Washington State compared with the 20- to 39-year-old general population. The RD indicates the absolute RD associated with SARS-CoV-2 infections in pregnant patients in Washington State compared with the 20- to 39-year-old adults.
CI, confidence interval; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; RD, rate difference; RR, rate ratio; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; WA-CPC, Washington State COVID-19 in Pregnancy Collaborative.
Lokken et al. COVID-19 disease and mortality in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021.