• Youseung Chung, Dong-Hwan Choi, John G Ilagan, Juneyoung Lee, and Young Kyung Yoon.
• Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
• J. Korean Med. Sci. 2021 Oct 25; 36 (41): e290e290.

AbstractThe present study aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes between pregnant women and non-pregnant women of childbearing age (20-49 years old) diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Korea. This nationwide observational study included the information of COVID-19 patients collected by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency from January 2020 to April 2021. Among 5,647 COVID-19 patients, 2,444 (43.3%) were women of childbearing age and 19 were pregnant. None of the pregnant women died. However, 4 deaths occurred among non-pregnant women aged 20-49 years. None of the 19 pregnant women with COVID-19 were admitted to the intensive care unit: they were admitted to the general ward, and none of them required supplemental oxygen. In conclusion, none of the pregnant women with COVID-19 experienced severe infection or death, unlike non-pregnant women of childbearing age.© 2021 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.

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