Among pregnant people with COVID-19, disease severity does not seem to be different on the basis of trimester of diagnosis, suggests a prospective, single-center cohort study.

The study included over 1,300 pregnant patients with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19. Investigators noted no differences in disease progression by trimester of infection. There were no significant differences in maternal or neonatal outcomes as well, based on the trimester of diagnosis. It was noted that moderate, severe, or critical disease developed in 10% of pregnant patients who were asymptomatic initially. Hospitalization within 2 weeks of COVID-19 diagnosis was most common in the third trimester, and 90% of the admissions were associated with obstetric indications. After excluding obstetric indications, no difference was observed in hospital admissions by trimester. The findings were presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine virtual meeting… (Medpage Today)