Assessing risk factors for severe forms of COVID-19 in a pregnant population: A clinical series from Lombardy, Italy

Daniela Di Martino; Francesca Chiaffarino; Luisa Patanè; Federico Prefumo; Patrizia Vergani; Sara Ornaghi; Valeria Savasi; Arsenio Spinillo; Antonella Cromi; Francesco D'Ambrosi; Beatrice Tassis; Enrico Iurlaro; Fabio Parazzini; Enrico Ferrazzi

doi:10.1002/ijgo.13435

Assessing risk factors for severe forms of COVID-19 in a pregnant population: A clinical series from Lombardy, Italy

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Feb;152(2):275-277. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13435. Epub 2020 Nov 26.

Authors

Daniela Di Martino¹, Francesca Chiaffarino¹, Luisa Patanè², Federico Prefumo^{3

4}, Patrizia Vergani^{5

6}, Sara Ornaghi^{5

6}, Valeria Savasi^{7

8}, Arsenio Spinillo⁹, Antonella Cromi¹⁰, Francesco D'Ambrosi¹, Beatrice Tassis¹, Enrico Iurlaro¹, Fabio Parazzini^{1

11}, Enrico Ferrazzi^{1

11}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mother, Child and Neonate, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
³ Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
⁴ Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
⁵ Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Fondazione MBBM, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
⁶ University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
⁷ Department of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Sacco Hospital-ASST-Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy.
⁸ Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
⁹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Foundation Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
¹¹ Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

Abstract

In 250 pregnant women with either asymptomatic, non‐severe, or severe SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, obesity turned out to be the main determinant of severe COVID‐19 illness.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; pregnancy.

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MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Female
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious*
Pregnant Women
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Severity of Illness Index