Changes in adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

October 15, 2021

Shengzhi Sun, PhD; David A. Savitz, PhD; Gregory A. Wellenius, ScD

JAMA Network Open

In this study, researchers sought to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected rates of pregnancy complications among pregnant women with commercial health insurance in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic period was defined as March 2020 to December 2020, and the referent period was defined as March 2019 to December 2019. In the referent and COVID-19 time frames, 324,998 deliveries were identified. Regarding adverse pregnancy outcomes, 10.3% were documented with premature rupture of membranes, 9.3% for gestational diabetes, and 8.5% for gestational diabetes. Compared to the 2019 referent period, pregnancies were associated with higher risk for gestational diabetes gestational hypertension, poor fetal growth, and preeclampsia during the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Sun S, Savitz DA, Wellenius GA. Changes in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4: e2129560–e2129560.

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