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Preeclampsia and COVID-19: results from the INTERCOVID prospective longitudinal study

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Papageorghiou, Aris T., Deruelle, Philippe, Gunier, Robert B., Rauch, Stephen, García-May, Perla K., Mhatre, Mohak, Usman, Mustapha Ado, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief +49 more·2021·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether the suggested link between COVID-19 during pregnancy and preeclampsia is an independent association or if these are caused by common risk factors. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to quantify any independent association between COVID-19 during pregnancy and preeclampsia and to determine the effect of these variables on maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. STUDY DESIGN: protocols and electronic data management system. A total of 43 institutions in 18 countries contributed to the study sample. The independent association between the 2 entities was quantified with the risk factors known to be associated with preeclampsia analyzed in each group. The outcomes were compared among women with COVID-19 alone, preeclampsia alone, both conditions, and those without either of the 2 conditions. RESULTS: We enrolled 2184 pregnant women; of these, 725 (33.2%) were enrolled in the COVID-19 diagnosed and 1459 (66.8%) in the COVID-19 not-diagnosed groups. Of these women, 123 had preeclampsia of which 59 of 725 (8.1%) were in the COVID-19 diagnosed group and 64 of 1459 (4.4%) were in the not-diagnosed group (risk ratio, 1.86; 95% confidence interval, 1.32-2.61). After adjustment for sociodemographic factors and conditions associated with both COVID-19 and preeclampsia, the risk ratio for preeclampsia remained significant among all women (risk ratio, 1.77; 95% confidence interval, 1.25-2.52) and nulliparous women specifically (risk ratio, 1.89; 95% confidence interval, 1.17-3.05). There was a trend but no statistical significance among parous women (risk ratio, 1.64; 95% confidence interval, 0.99-2.73). The risk ratio for preterm birth for all women diagnosed with COVID-19 and preeclampsia was 4.05 (95% confidence interval, 2.99-5.49) and 6.26 (95% confidence interval, 4.35-9.00) for nulliparous women. Compared with women with neither condition diagnosed, the composite adverse perinatal outcome showed a stepwise increase in the risk ratio for COVID-19 without preeclampsia, preeclampsia without COVID-19, and COVID-19 with preeclampsia (risk ratio, 2.16; 95% confidence interval, 1.63-2.86; risk ratio, 2.53; 95% confidence interval, 1.44-4.45; and risk ratio, 2.84; 95% confidence interval, 1.67-4.82, respectively). Similar findings were found for the composite adverse maternal outcome with risk ratios of 1.76 (95% confidence interval, 1.32-2.35), 2.07 (95% confidence interval, 1.20-3.57), and 2.77 (95% confidence interval, 1.66-4.63). The association between COVID-19 and gestational hypertension and the direction of the effects on preterm birth and adverse perinatal and maternal outcomes, were similar to preeclampsia, but confined to nulliparous women with lower risk ratios. CONCLUSION: COVID-19 during pregnancy is strongly associated with preeclampsia, especially among nulliparous women. This association is independent of any risk factors and preexisting conditions. COVID-19 severity does not seem to be a factor in this association. Both conditions are associated independently of and in an additive fashion with preterm birth, severe perinatal morbidity and mortality, and adverse maternal outcomes. Women with preeclampsia should be considered a particularly vulnerable group with regard to the risks posed by COVID-19.

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Papageorghiou, A. T., Deruelle, P., Gunier, R. B., Rauch, S., García-May, P. K., Mhatre, M., Usman, M. A., Abd-Elsalam, S., Etuk, S., Simmons, L. E., Napolitano, R., Deantoni, S., Liu, B., Prefumo, F., Savasi, V., do Vale, M. S., Baafi, E., Zainab, G., Nieto, R., Maiz, N., Aminu, M. B., Cardona-Perez, J. A., Craik, R., Winsey, A., Tavchioska, G., Bako, B., Oros, D., Rego, A., Benski, A. C., Hassan-Hanga, F., Savorani, M., Giuliani, F., Sentilhes, L., Risso, M., Takahashi, K., Vecchiarelli, C., Ikenoue, S., Thiruvengadam, R., Soto Conti, C. P., Ferrazzi, E., Cetin, I., Nachinab, V. B., Ernawati, E., Duro, E. A., Kholin, A., Firlit, M. L., Easter, S. R., Sichitiu, J., Bowale, A., Casale, R., Cerbo, R. M., Cavoretto, P. I., Eskenazi, B., Thornton, J. G., Bhutta, Z. A., Kennedy, S. H., & Villar, J.
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  • Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (MX)
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Corresponding author
Papageorghiou, Aris T.
Venue
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-09
Volume
225
Issue
3
Pages
289.e1-289.e17
ISSN
0002-9378 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3174033175
Cited by
311
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 45 · 2023: 78 · 2022: 108 · 2021: 34 · 2020: 1
FWCI
60.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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Funders
  • University of Oxford (0009083)
  • NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust/Institute of Cancer Research
  • National Institute for Health Research
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Neurological Complications and Syndromes
Keywords
preeclampsia, COVID-19 in pregnancy, SARS-CoV-2, maternal morbidity, neonatal morbidity, preterm birth, nulliparous women, risk factors, pregnancy outcomes, maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence, SARS-CoV-2 viral load, SARS-CoV-2 variants
MeSH terms
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adult, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Pre-Eclampsia, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Outcome, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced, Premature Birth

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