Pregnant women infected with the new coronavirus have a tendency to have more severe symptoms than women of the same generation, with about 10% having moderate or higher levels requiring oxygen administration, according to the National Center for Child Health and Development last year 4 As a result of analyzing the data up to the month, I found out.
Now that the highly infectious Omicron strain is expanding, I would like pregnant women and those around them to take vaccinations and infection control measures.
Research groups such as the National Center for Child Health and Development analyzed the symptoms of pregnant women who had been infected with the new corona by April last year and were hospitalized at medical institutions all over the country.
According to this, of the 187 pregnant women, 1 was a severely ill patient who needed a ventilator, 17 was a moderately ill patient who needed oxygen administration, and 9.6% were moderate or higher.
Among non-pregnant women of the same generation, 4.9% have moderate or higher symptoms, and it is clear that pregnant women tend to have more severe symptoms.
A closer look at pregnant women with moderate or higher illness revealed that the symptoms were more severe in the first trimester and later, with 6.9% in the first trimester, 34.5% in the second trimester, and 58.6% in the second trimester.
Pregnant women were infected at home at 39.4%, which was higher than non-pregnant women at 19.8%. The risk of getting pregnant is higher than ever. I want you to take vaccination and infection control measures including your partner. "