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Characteristics and short‐term obstetric outcomes in a case series of 67 women test‐positive for SARS‐CoV‐2 in Stockholm, Sweden by Katarina Remaeus; Julia Savchenko; Sophia Brismar Wendel; Sebastian Brusell Gidlöf; Sophie Graner; Elin Jones; Johanna Molin; Sissel Saltvedt; Tove Wallström; Karin Pettersson is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## Introduction The Stockholm region was the first area in Sweden to be hit by the pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2). The national guidelines on the care of women with a positive test for SARS‐CoV‐2 (detection with polymerase chain reaction [PCR]) recommend individualized antenatal care, mode of delivery based on obstetric considerations, and no routine separation of the mother and the newborn. Breastfeeding is encouraged, and although there is no specific recommendation regarding wearing a face mask to prevent viral transmission to the newborn while nursing, instructions are given to keep high hygiene standards. All studies based on cases tested on hospital admission will capture more women with pregnancy complications than in the general population. Our aim was to describe the clinical characteristics of SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive women and their neonates, and to report short‐term maternal and neonatal outcomes. ## Material and methods A retrospective case series with data from medical records including all test‐positive women (n = 67) who gave birth to 68 neonates from 19 March to 26 April 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden. Means, propo

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Author

Katarina Remaeus; Julia Savchenko; Sophia Brismar Wendel; Sebastian Brusell Gidlöf; Sophie Graner; Elin Jones; Johanna Molin; Sissel Saltvedt; Tove Wallström; Karin Pettersson

Publisher

Informa plc; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley (ISSN 0001-6349)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)