Long <scp>COVID</scp> following <scp>SARS</scp> ‐ <scp>CoV</scp> ‐2 infection during pregnancy: An observational study in a large Italian hospital during the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 pandemic
Our data suggest that one in four pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19 develop persistent symptoms. The most frequently affected women had preexisting respiratory disease, pneumonia at admission, and infection earlier in pregnancy. COVID-19 vaccination appears to reduce risk and alter symptom presentation. These findings underscore the importance of vaccination throughout pregnancy and highlight the need for targeted surveillance in high-risk subgroups.
Authors
- F. Prefumo
- Eleonora Biancareddu
- Federico Ferrari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7065-2432)
- A.M. Fichera
- Prof F E Odicino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8870-4739)
- Emma Paola Ongarini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7089-4035)
- Marco Bozzo
- Mirabella Ezenwa
Institutions
- Istituto Giannina Gaslini (IT)
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- University of Brescia (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.70127
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00