Open AccessSeverity of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in Pregnancy in Ontario: A Matched Cohort Analysis
Author(s) -
Kiera Murison,
Alicia Grima,
Alison E Simmons,
Ashleigh R. Tuite,
David N. Fisman
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciac544
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , pregnancy , confidence interval , population , cohort study , cohort , relative risk , intensive care unit , obstetrics , genetics , environmental health , biology
Pregnancy represents a physiological state associated with increased vulnerability to severe outcomes from infectious diseases, both for the pregnant person and developing infant. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic may have important health consequences for pregnant individuals, who may also be more reluctant than nonpregnant people to accept vaccination.