COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Occupations With Higher Density of Population Exposure Associated With More Severe Disease
| Autor: | Kurt C. Stange, Andrea Szabo, Pauline D Terebuh, Rachel Pope, Heidi Gullett, Honor M Wolfe, Johnie Rose, Prakash R. Ganesh, Jill E Miracle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Sociodemographic Factors Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Severe disease Disease health personnel Population density Public health surveillance Pregnancy occupation Medicine Humans Risk factor Occupations Retrospective Studies business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Fast Track Article COVID-19 Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease symptomatology Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1536-5948 |
| Popis: | Objective: To define the symptomatology of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and associations between occupation, sociodemographic factors, and comorbidities with the severity of COVID-19 disease in pregnancy in all trimesters, regardless of hospitalization. Methods: We studied a retrospective cohort of a public health surveillance sample of persons with COVID-19 infection diagnosed during pregnancy. Data was collected March 2020 to August 2020 regarding symptoms, disease severity, comorbidities, obstetric history, and occupation. Results: One hundred sixty-three individuals were identified. Constitutional (64%) and lower respiratory symptoms (61%) were most common. Seventeen individuals (13.6%) were hospitalized, and one person (0.7%) died due to COVID-19. Risk factors for severe disease were age and an occupation that had high intensity exposure to people. Conclusions: Occupational exposure is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease in pregnancy, justifying policy measures to ensure protection of this vulnerable population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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