Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Pregnant Women: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Data From the COVID-19 Registry Japan.
Kensuke ShojiShinya TsuzukiTakayuki AkiyamaNobuaki MatsunagaYusuke AsaiSetsuko SuzukiNoriko IwamotoTakanori FunakiMasaki YamadaNobuaki OzawaKoushi YamaguchiIsao MiyairiNorio OhmagariPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
Pregnancy could be a risk factor for moderate-to-severe COVID-19 for women in Japan. In addition to the presence of comorbidities, advanced pregnancy stages may contribute to greater risks for developing moderate-to-severe COVID-19 in pregnant women.