Open AccessPublic Health Agency of Sweden's Brief Report: Pregnant and postpartum women with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in intensive care in Sweden
Author(s) -
Collin Julius,
Byström Emma,
Carnahan AnnaSara,
Ahrne Malin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1111/aogs.13901
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care , public health , obstetrics , pregnancy , postpartum period , puerperal infection , coronavirus , pediatrics , covid-19 , gynecology , intensive care medicine , nursing , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , genetics , biology
The Public Health Agency of Sweden has analyzed how many pregnant and postpartum women with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection have been treated in intensive care units (ICU) in Sweden between 19 March and 20 April 2020 compared with non‐pregnant women of similar age. Cases were identified in a special reporting module within the Swedish Intensive Care Registry (SIR). Fifty‐three women aged 20‐45 years with SARS‐CoV‐2 were reported in SIR, and 13 of these women were either pregnant or postpartum (<1 week). The results indicate that the risk of being admitted to ICU may be higher in pregnant and postpartum women with laboratory‐confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 in Sweden, compared with non‐pregnant women of similar age.