Covid-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in Maharashtra. The analysis was based on the data from the PregCovid registry, a study of pregnant women and women in the post-partum period with a confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19.
The data analysed 4,203 pregnant women during the first wave (March 2020-January 2021). 534 (13%) were symptomatic, of which 382 (72%) had mild symptoms, 112 (21%) had moderate and 40 (7.5%) had severe Covid symptoms.
The study noted that that there were 3,203 live births, 77 miscarriages, and 834 undelivered pregnancies. The proportion of pregnancy/foetal loss including stillbirths was 6%. "The most common complication was preterm delivery (528, 16.3%) and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (328, 10.1%).