Maternal SARS-COV-2 infection and prematurity: the Southern Michigan COVID-19 collaborative.
Ray Bahado-SinghAdi Laurentiu TarcaYasmin G HasbiniRobert J SokolMadhurima KeerthyGregory GoyertTheodore JonesLisa ThielPooja GreenYoussef YoussefCourtney TownselShyla VengalilPaige PaladinoAmy WrightMariam AyyashGayathri VadlamudMarta SzymanskaSonia SajjaOnur TurkogluGrace SterenbergAlexandra R MangusMichael Gerard BaracyMaria GibbonsKarlee GraceKaitlyn HoustonJessica NormanDereje W GudichaSonia S Hassannull nullPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2023)
COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for preterm birth. The increased preterm birth rate in COVID-19 was primarily driven by medically indicated delivery, with preeclampsia as the principal risk factor. Symptomatic status and disease severity were significant drivers of preterm birth.