key: cord-0739212-1bsg7rfe
authors: Hirshberg, Jonathan S.; Stout, Molly J.; Raghuraman, Nandini
title: Letter to the Editor regarding “COVID-19 infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic pregnant women: Two weeks of confirmed presentations to an affiliated pair of New York City hospitals “
date: 2020-06-22
journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100162
sha: 8761d12d271dda30c638b916225d58609071e6dd
doc_id: 739212
cord_uid: 1bsg7rfe

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To the Editorial Board, 21 We read with great interest "COVID-19 infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic 22 pregnant women: Two weeks of confirmed presentations to an affiliated pair of New York City 23 hospitals." [1] We applaud the authors on the publication of the largest, most thorough, case 24 series of pregnant women affected by COVID-19 in the United States and genuinely thank them 25 for their front-line observations that contribute to all of us being safer.

As the authors note, pregnancy physiology increases vulnerability to respiratory infections. Thus, 27 it is intriguing that early publications suggest gravid patients may not be at elevated risk of is too early to conclude optimism that pregnancy is not a risk factor for more severe disease. 

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