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COVID-19 during pregnancy is associated with preterm birth: Study
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pregnant individuals who contract COVID-19 face a higher risk of having a very preterm birth, as well as any preterm birth. The findings of the study were published in the journal 'The Lancet Regional Health - Americas'.
The risk of very preterm birth, which occurs at less than 32 weeks of gestation, was 60 per cent higher for people infected with COVID-19 at some point in their pregnancy, while the risk of giving birth at less than 37 weeks (all preterm births) was 40 per cent higher in those with infection.
For those who also had hypertension, diabetes and/or obesity as well as COVID-19, the risk of preterm birth rose 160 per cent. "Preterm birth is associated with many challenging outcomes for pregnant people and babies, and very
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