Patient characteristics associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in parturients admitted for labour and delivery in Massachusetts during the spring 2020 surge: A prospective cohort study.
Sharon C RealeMario I Lumbreras-MarquezChih H KingStacey L BurnsKara G FieldsKhady DioufIlona T GoldfarbAndrea L CiaranelloJulian N RobinsonKatherine E GregoryKrista F HuybrechtsBrian T BatemanPublished in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2021)
In this large sample of deliveries during the height of the surge in infections during the spring of 2020, SARS-CoV-2 infection was largely concentrated in patients with distinct demographic characteristics, those largely from disadvantaged communities. Racial disparities seen in pregnancy persist with respect to SARS-CoV-2 infection.