Infant Outcomes Following Maternal Infection With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): First Report From the Pregnancy Coronavirus Outcomes Registry (PRIORITY) Study

Valerie J Flaherman; Yalda Afshar; W John Boscardin; Roberta L Keller; Anne H Mardy; Mary K Prahl; Carolyn T Phillips; Ifeyinwa V Asiodu; Vincenzo Berghella; Brittany D Chambers; Joia Crear-Perry; Denise J Jamieson; Vanessa L Jacoby; Stephanie L Gaw

doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa1411

Infant Outcomes Following Maternal Infection With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): First Report From the Pregnancy Coronavirus Outcomes Registry (PRIORITY) Study

Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 2;73(9):e2810-e2813. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1411.

Affiliations

¹ University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
² University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
³ Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴ National Birth Equity Collaborative.
⁵ Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Abstract

Infant outcomes after maternal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are not well described. In a prospective US registry of 263 infants, maternal SARS-CoV-2 status was not associated with birth weight, difficulty breathing, apnea, or upper or lower respiratory infection through 8 weeks of age.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; newborn; pregnancy.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / epidemiology
Pregnancy Outcome
Premature Birth*
Prospective Studies
Registries
SARS-CoV-2

Infant Outcomes Following Maternal Infection With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): First Report From the Pregnancy Coronavirus Outcomes Registry (PRIORITY) Study

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