12 percent increase seen from 2020 to 2021, with increases ranging from 10 to 21 percent for three largest race, Hispanic-origin groups
7 Million U.S. Women Live in Maternity Care ‘Deserts’
Report from the March of Dimes states care is actually diminishing in places where it is needed most
Extensive Placental Damage ID’d in COVID-19-Linked Stillbirths
Mechanism of stillbirth, neonatal death is hypoxic-ischemic injury resulting from placental destruction and insufficiency caused by SARS-CoV-2
Short Hospital Stays for Births More Common During Pandemic
No increase seen in infant rehospitalizations within seven days after earlier discharge to home for healthy, term infants
ASA: Symptomatic COVID-19 Tied to More Emergency Deliveries
Pregnant COVID-19-positive women, regardless of symptoms, more likely to have a cesarean delivery
Excellent Outcomes Found for Neonates Born to SARS-CoV-2-Postive Moms
Most neonates fed unpasteurized expressed breast milk until discharge; 85 percent were breastfed postdischarge
Global Maternal, Fetal Outcomes Worsened During COVID-19 Pandemic
Increase seen in stillbirth and maternal deaths, surgically managed ectopic pregnancies, and maternal depression
Mortality, Preeclampsia Up for Women With COVID-19 Giving Birth
Women hospitalized to give birth who had COVID-19 also had higher rates of myocardial infarction, venous thromboembolism, preterm birth
Rooming-In, Breastfeeding Feasible With Maternal SARS-CoV-2
Rooming-in, breastfeeding can be practiced in women who are able to care for their infants, with low postnatal transmission
No Evidence Found of Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Newborns of mothers with severe/critical COVID-19 born early, at risk for needing phototherapy