TY - JOUR AU - Zayet, Souheil AU - Gendrin, Vincent AU - Gay, Catherine AU - Selles, Philippe AU - Klopfenstein, Timothée T1 - Increased COVID-19 Severity among Pregnant Patients Infected with SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant, France T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2022 VL - 28 IS - 5 SP - 1048 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We conducted a retrospective study of pregnant persons hospitalized for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in France. Delta variant infection had a relative risk of 14.33 for intensive care unit admission and 9.56 for high supplemental oxygen support. The Delta variant might cause more severe illness during pregnancy. KW - COVID-19 KW - respiratory infections KW - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - SARS KW - coronavirus disease KW - zoonoses KW - viruses KW - coronavirus KW - pregnancy KW - France DO - 10.3201/eid2805.212080 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/5/21-2080_article ER - End of Reference