Nationwide analysis of COVID-19 complications, outcomes, and costs of childbirth in Spain
These findings show that COVID-19 at the time of childbirth occurs in 2 out of every 100 cases and increases the risk of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, as well as mortality and hospitalization costs. These data are related to SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating from 2020-2022, and current variants could give different risks. Our evaluation should be useful for health authorities to allocate resources and professionals to implement preventive measures, such as vaccination and screening, due to the increased morbidity, mortality and costs in this group.
Authors
- Eduardo Gutiérrez‐Abejón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2612-934X)
- Laura Sánchez-de Prada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-8453)
- Eduardo Tamayo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8900-0944)
- E. Alvarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7566-5678)
- Blanca Álvarez-del Río
- Irene Arroyo-Hernantes
Institutions
- Universidad de Valladolid (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
- Universidad Internacional De La Rioja (ES)
- Junta de Castilla y León (ES)
- Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1548245
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06
Funders
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- European Regional Development Fund