Association Between Mode of Delivery Among Pregnant Women With COVID-19 and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Spain

Data from China found severe complications in 8% of pregnant women with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).1 However, the high rate of cesarean deliveries (>90%) in Chinese reports is concerning,2 and whether mode of delivery is associated with maternal complications or neonatal transmission is unknown.3 We assessed births to women with COVID-19 by mode of delivery.
In this cohort of 82 pregnant women testing + for COVID19 in Spain, severe adverse maternal outcomes occurred in 9, 4 of whom presented w severe and 5 w mild #COVID19 symptoms. Cesarean birth was associated with increased risk of clinical deterioration  https://ja.ma/39siq65 
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RT @emilysharpe: Association Between Mode of Delivery Among Pregnant Women With COVID-19 and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Spain… https://t.co/WyFKj4thwV
Associations between mode of delivery (vaginal vs cesarean delivery) and maternal and neonatal birth outcomes among #SARSCoV2–infected women giving birth in Spain  https://ja.ma/379ONFp  #COVID19