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- Title
Severity of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in Pregnancy in Ontario: A Matched Cohort Analysis.
- Authors
Murison, Kiera R; Grima, Alicia A; Simmons, Alison E; Tuite, Ashleigh R; Fisman, David N
- Abstract
Background 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. Methods We sought to estimate the degree to which increased severity of SARS-CoV-2 outcomes can be attributed to pregnancy using a population-based SARS-CoV-2 case file from Ontario, Canada. Because of varying propensity to receive vaccination, and changes in dominant circulating viral strains over time, a time-matched cohort study was performed to evaluate the relative risk of severe illness in pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 compared to other SARS-CoV-2 infected women of childbearing age (10–49 years old). Risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 outcomes was evaluated in pregnant women and time-matched nonpregnant controls using multivariable conditional logistic regression. Results Compared with the rest of the population, nonpregnant women of childbearing age had an elevated risk of infection (standardized morbidity ratio, 1.28), whereas risk of infection was reduced among pregnant women (standardized morbidity ratio, 0.43). After adjustment for confounding, pregnant women had a markedly elevated risk of hospitalization (adjusted odds ratio, 4.96; 95% confidence interval, 3.86–6.37) and intensive care unit admission (adjusted odds ratio, 6.58; 95% confidence interval, 3.29–13.18). The relative increase in hospitalization risk associated with pregnancy was greater in women without comorbidities than in those with comorbidities (P for heterogeneity,.004). Conclusions Given the safety of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in pregnancy, risk-benefit calculus strongly favors SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pregnant women.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; INTENSIVE care units; COVID-19; COMMUNICABLE diseases; SARS-CoV-2; CONFIDENCE intervals; COVID-19 vaccines; MULTIPLE regression analysis; PREGNANT women; CHILDBEARING age; SEVERITY of illness index; RISK assessment; TREATMENT effectiveness; COMPARATIVE studies; PREGNANCY outcomes; PREGNANCY complications; SYMPTOMS; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HOSPITAL care; DISEASE prevalence; RESEARCH funding; ODDS ratio; COVID-19 pandemic; LONGITUDINAL method; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2023, Vol 76, Issue 3, pe200
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciac544