Preterm birth and severe maternal morbidity associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the Omicron wave

Moti Gulersen¹, Alejandro Alvarez², Burton Rochelson³, Matthew J Blitz⁴

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¹ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Shore University Hospital, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 300 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030. Electronic address: moti.gulersen@jefferson.edu.
² Biostatistics Unit, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Researchm Manhasset, NY.
³ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Shore University Hospital Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY.
⁴ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, South Shore University Hospital Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Bay Shore, NY.

PMID: 35970495
PMCID: PMC9374499
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100712

Preterm birth and severe maternal morbidity associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the Omicron wave

Moti Gulersen et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 Nov.

. 2022 Nov;4(6):100712.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100712. Epub 2022 Aug 13.

Authors

Moti Gulersen¹, Alejandro Alvarez², Burton Rochelson³, Matthew J Blitz⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Shore University Hospital, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 300 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030. Electronic address: moti.gulersen@jefferson.edu.
² Biostatistics Unit, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Researchm Manhasset, NY.
³ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Shore University Hospital Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY.
⁴ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, South Shore University Hospital Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Bay Shore, NY.

PMID: 35970495
PMCID: PMC9374499
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100712

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