Should pregnant women be screened for SARS-CoV-2 infection? A prospective multicenter cohort study.

Enav YefetManal MassalhaAdi AlterAmit Gal HarnikSally Hosari MahamedLia NovickMalak WattadJawad SakasShira BaramAmir WeissRula IskanderAvi PeretzOrit RozenbergJohnny S YounisYuri PerlitzZohar Nachum

Published in: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2022)

The rate of asymptomatic COVID-19 in pregnant women is low and comparable to the rate among nonpregnant women. Pregnancy outcomes are favorable. Future screening programs should consider that one of 25 screened asymptomatic women will be positive.

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