From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March, 2020, through mid-February 2023, nearly 103 million cases and 1.1 million deaths were reported in the United States.1 Increasing evidence suggests that pregnant patients with COVID-19 infection are at high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes.2–4
Several studies have examined outcomes before and during the pandemic periods.2–4 National-level data comparing pregnancy outcomes with and without COVID-19-infection are limited but are clinically compelling. The objective of this study was to examine the patient characteristics and maternal outcomes associated with COVID-19 infection among pregnant patients at delivery during the early pandemic period in the United States.
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