published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, adds to current the understanding of the risk pregnant women who get the virus face, as well as their newborns.
It echoed the results of smaller studies.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that while the overall risk is low, pregnant women are more likely to suffer from severe COVID-19 illness compared to those who aren’t pregnant.
Pregnant people with the virus might also be at increased risk for other poor outcomes, such as preterm birth, the agency’s website adds.The new multi-national research looked at 2,130 pregnant women in 18 countries — 706 of whom had tested positive for COVID-19 — between April and August 2020.