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. 2022 Jan;226(1):149-151.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.09.008. Epub 2021 Sep 14.

Increasing severity of COVID-19 in pregnancy with Delta (B.1.617.2) variant surge

Emily H Adhikari  1 , Jeffrey A SoRelle  2 , Donald D McIntire  3 , Catherine Y Spong  3
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Increasing severity of COVID-19 in pregnancy with Delta (B.1.617.2) variant surge

Emily H Adhikari et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Jan.
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Number and severity of weekly COVID-19 cases diagnosed in pregnancy May 17, 2020 through September 4, 2021 A, Weekly case counts and percent of severe or critical COVID-19 illnesses in pregnancy at Parkland Hospital, May 17, 2020 to September 4, 2021. Data after the dotted line considered preliminary. Delta (B.1.617.2) variant predominance shown in blue; the last week includes sequencing through August 30, 2021. B, LOESS of percent of severe or critical COVID-19 illnesses in pregnancy with 95% CI shown (P=.001 for trend), May 17, 2020 to September 4, 2021. CI, confidence interval; LOESS, locally weighted smoothing scatterplot. Adhikari. Increasing severity of COVID-19 in pregnancy with the Delta variant surge. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022.
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