Outcomes of cesarean delivery in obstetric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Allison Lankford; Jeffrey Berger; Ivy Benjenk; Amanda Jackson; Homa Ahmadzia; Michael Mazzeffi

doi:10.1002/ijgo.13927

Outcomes of cesarean delivery in obstetric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Dec;155(3):547-548. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13927. Epub 2021 Sep 22.

Authors

Allison Lankford¹, Jeffrey Berger², Ivy Benjenk², Amanda Jackson³, Homa Ahmadzia⁴, Michael Mazzeffi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Abstract

SARS‐CoV‐2 infection was not associated with increased mortality, but was associated with a modest increase in morbidity, including stillbirth, in cesarean delivery patients in Maryland, USA.

Keywords: COVID-19; complications; obstetrics; perinatology.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Cesarean Section / adverse effects
Delivery, Obstetric
Female
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious*
Pregnancy Outcome
Premature Birth*
SARS-CoV-2