Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Biostatistics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
J Korean Med Sci. 2021 Oct 25;36(41):e290. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e290.
The present study aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes between pregnant women and non-pregnant women of childbearing age (20-49 years old) diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Korea. This nationwide observational study included the information of COVID-19 patients collected by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency from January 2020 to April 2021. Among 5,647 COVID-19 patients, 2,444 (43.3%) were women of childbearing age and 19 were pregnant. None of the pregnant women died. However, 4 deaths occurred among non-pregnant women aged 20-49 years. None of the 19 pregnant women with COVID-19 were admitted to the intensive care unit: they were admitted to the general ward, and none of them required supplemental oxygen. In conclusion, none of the pregnant women with COVID-19 experienced severe infection or death, unlike non-pregnant women of childbearing age.
本研究旨在比较 2020 年 1 月至 2021 年 4 月韩国 COVID-19 大流行初期被诊断为 20-49 岁育龄期妇女和非孕妇 COVID-19 的临床特征和结局。本全国性观察研究纳入了韩国疾病管理厅从 2020 年 1 月至 2021 年 4 月收集的 COVID-19 患者信息。在 5647 例 COVID-19 患者中,2444 例(43.3%)为育龄期妇女,19 例为孕妇。孕妇无一例死亡。然而,49 岁以下非孕妇中有 4 人死亡。19 例 COVID-19 孕妇无一例入住重症监护病房:她们入住普通病房,无一例需要补充氧气。总之,与育龄期非孕妇不同,COVID-19 孕妇无一例发生严重感染或死亡。