The mortality risk of pregnant patients with COVID-19 at delivery between March 2020 and December 2020 was 14 times higher than those without the virus in the U.S., a new analysis found.
The CDC estimates that as of April 1, approximately 71% of pregnant people have completed the primary vaccination series , and only about 23% of pregnant people have received an updated booster dose.
"[I]f you have COVID-19 during pregnancy, you are at increased risk of complications that can affect your pregnancy and developing baby," said Scott Pauley, a CDC press officer, adding that the center is urging pregnant people to stay up to date on their vaccinations.Risk factors that made someone more susceptible to severe COVID-19 are also risk factors that make a pregnancy higher risk including having higher blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes.
This is part of why maternal mortality rates increased in 2021, Rachel Bond, director of women's heart health at CommonSpirit Health, told Axios. The pandemic also exacerbated existing social determinants of health, and as a result disproportionately impacted women of color, who were often on the frontlines working "essential" jobs and getting sick.
"At the core of the maternal mortality crisis is psychosocial stresses," Bond said, adding that both sexual and racial discrimination plays a role.
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