Skip to main content
. 2022 Oct 18;22:775. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05101-3

Table 1.

Descriptive characteristicsa

COVID-19 negative
N = 8628
COVID-19 positive
N = 5636
Total
N = 14,264
Enrollmentb
 Prospective 4033 (47%) 4555 (81%) 8588 (60%)
 Retrospective 4595 (53%) 1081 (19%) 5676 (40%)
Prospective enrollees
 Follow-up data 243 (6.0%) 167 (3.7%) 410 (4.8%)
 Weeks past LMP at enrollment (median (IQR)) 27 (18, 35) 25 (17, 33) 26 (17, 34)
 Weeks past LMP at symptom onset/test (median (IQR)) 21 (12, 30) 19 (10, 27) 20 (11, 28)
 Weeks past LMP at delivery or end of follow-up (median (IQR)) 28 (12, 36) 26 (17, 33) 27 (18, 35)
Retrospective enrollees
 Follow-up data 4449 (97%) 1025 (95%) 5474 (96%)
 Weeks past LMP at enrollment (median (IQR)) 49 (44, 54) 47 (43, 53) 49 (44, 54)
 Weeks past LMP at symptom onset/test (median (IQR)) 38 (37, 39) 34 (28, 38) 38.0 (35.4, 39.3)
 Weeks past LMP at delivery or end of follow-up (median (IQR)) 39 (38, 40) 39 (38, 40) 39 (38, 40)
COVID-19 severity
 Negative 8628 (100%) 8628 (60%)
 Asymptomatic 577 (10%) 577 (4.0%)
 Mild 2104 (37%) 2104 (15%)
 Moderate 2662 (47%) 2662 (19%)
 Severe 293 (5.2%) 293 (2.1%)
COVID-19 diagnosis/test type
 Negative 8628 (100%) 8628 (60%)
 Positive by antibodies only 531 (9.4%) 531 (3.7%)
 Positive by throat/nose swab 4486 (80%) 4486 (31%)
 Positive clinically only 619 (11%) 619 (4.3%)
Reason for COVID-19 test
 Symptoms 1234 (14%) 4082 (72%) 5316 (37%)
 Contact tracing/risk zone travel 1703 (20%) 972 (17%) 2675 (19%)
 Surveillance (healthy) 2460 (29%) 224 (4.0%) 2684 (19%)
 Other/none 3230 (37%) 357 (6.3%) 3587 (25%)
Age 31.0 (27.0, 34.0) 30.0 (27.0, 34.0) 31.0 (27.0, 34.0)
Healthcare coverage 6686 (89%) 3702 (85%) 10,388 (87%)
Pre-existing condition 1112 (15%) 482 (12%) 1594 (14%)
Primiparous 3364 (46%) 1699 (42%) 5063 (44%)
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)
  < 25 3218 (47%) 1782 (48%) 5000 (47%)
 25–30 1775 (26%) 1023 (28%) 2798 (27%)
  > = 30 1849 (27%) 902 (24%) 2751 (26%)
Continent
 Africa 378 (4.4%) 238 (4.2%) 616 (4.3%)
 Asia 489 (5.7%) 413 (7.3%) 902 (6.3%)
 Europe 3084 (36%) 1310 (23%) 4394 (31%)
 North America 3328 (39%) 1601 (28%) 4929 (35%)
 South America 1347 (16%) 2073 (37%) 3420 (24%)

aDescriptive characteristics of eligible participants in the International Registry of Coronavirus Exposure in Pregnancy who enrolled between June 2020 and July 2021 (n = 14,264)

bProspective enrollment occurred during pregnancy, and retrospective enrollment during the 6 months after the end of pregnancy

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019, LMP Last menstrual period, BMI Body mass index