Comparison of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Underserved Pregnant Patients Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Texas

Irene A Stafford; Jennie O Coselli; Danielle F Wilson; Courtney Y Wang; Baha M Sibai

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0568

Comparison of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Underserved Pregnant Patients Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Texas

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e220568. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0568.

Authors

Irene A Stafford¹, Jennie O Coselli¹, Danielle F Wilson¹, Courtney Y Wang¹, Baha M Sibai¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.

Abstract

This cohort study assesses the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and associated adverse perinatal outcomes among underserved pregnant patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in a public health system in Southeastern Texas.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Pandemics*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology
Pregnancy Outcome / epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology*
Texas / epidemiology
Vulnerable Populations
Young Adult