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- Title
Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease: Experience at a Single Center in New York City During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Authors
Barbhaiya, Medha; Stamm, Bessie; Vitone, Gregory; Frey, Marianna B.; Jannat‐Khah, Deanna; Levine, Jonah; Vega, JoAnn; Feldman, Candace H.; Salmon, Jane E.; Crow, Mary K.; Bykerk, Vivian; Lockshin, Michael D.; Sammaritano, Lisa; Mandl, Lisa A.; Jannat-Khah, Deanna
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>The present study was undertaken to evaluate the pregnancy experiences of women receiving care in the division of rheumatology at a major academic center in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic.<bold>Methods: </bold>A web-based COVID-19 survey was emailed to 26,045 patients who were followed in the division of rheumatology at a single center in New York City. Women ages 18-50 years were asked about their pregnancy. We compared the COVID-19 experience between pregnant and nonpregnant women and also explored the impact of the pandemic on prenatal care and perinatal outcomes.<bold>Results: </bold>Among 7,094 of the 26,045 respondents, 1,547 were women ages 18-50 years, with 61 (4%) reporting being pregnant during the pandemic. The prevalence of self-reported COVID-19 was similar in pregnant and nonpregnant women (8% versus 9%, respectively; P = 0.76). Among women with COVID-19, pregnant women had a shorter duration of symptoms (P < 0.01) and were more likely to experience loss of smell or taste (P = 0.02) than nonpregnant women. Approximately three-fourths of women had a systemic rheumatic disease, with no differences when stratified by pregnancy or COVID-19 status. In all, 67% of pregnant women noted changes to prenatal care during the pandemic, and 23% of postpartum women stated that the pandemic affected delivery.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Among women followed in the division of rheumatology at a major center in New York City, pregnancy was not associated with increased self-reported COVID-19. Pregnancy was associated with a shorter duration of COVID-19 symptoms and a higher prevalence of loss of smell or taste. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted prenatal care for the majority of pregnant patients.
- Subjects
PREGNANCY complications; RHEUMATOLOGY; INTERNAL medicine; CONNECTIVE tissue diseases; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Arthritis Care & Research, 2021, Vol 73, Issue 7, p1004
- ISSN
2151-464X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/acr.24547