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. 2021 Nov 26;70(47):1646-1648.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7047e2.

COVID-19-Associated Deaths After SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy - Mississippi, March 1, 2020-October 6, 2021

Laurin Kasehagen, Paul Byers, Kathryn Taylor, Theresa Kittle, Christine Roberts, Charlene Collier, Britney Rust, Jessica N Ricaldi, Jamilla Green, Lauren B Zapata, Jennifer Beauregard, Thomas Dobbs

COVID-19-Associated Deaths After SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy - Mississippi, March 1, 2020-October 6, 2021

Laurin Kasehagen et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .

Abstract

Pregnant and recently pregnant women are at increased risk for severe illness and death from COVID-19 compared with women who are not pregnant or were not recently pregnant (1,2). CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccination for women who are pregnant, recently pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or might become pregnant in the future.*,† This report describes 15 COVID-19-associated deaths after infection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) during pregnancy in Mississippi during March 1, 2020-October 6, 2021.

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All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.

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