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. 2020 Jul 21;324(3):296-299.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.10125.

Association Between Mode of Delivery Among Pregnant Women With COVID-19 and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Spain

Oscar Martínez-Perez  1 , Manon Vouga  2 , Sara Cruz Melguizo  1 , Laura Forcen Acebal  3 , Alice Panchaud  4 , Mar Muñoz-Chápuli  5 , David Baud  2
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Association Between Mode of Delivery Among Pregnant Women With COVID-19 and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Spain

Oscar Martínez-Perez et al. JAMA. .

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Abstract

This cohort study estimates associations between mode of delivery (vaginal vs cesarean delivery) and maternal and neonatal birth outcomes among SARS-CoV-2–infected women giving birth in Spain.

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