- Pregnant individuals infected with SARS–CoV-2 have a lower risk of long COVID than nonpregnant individuals.
- Vaccination status did not affect absolute long COVID risk in the pregnant population.
- Subgroups with higher long COVID risk: self-reported Black individuals, those with advanced maternal age, those infected during first two trimesters, those who contracted COVID-19 during the Delta and Omicron periods of the pandemic, those with obesity, and those with baseline chronic medical conditions.
- Multiple long COVID definitions consistently showed lower risk for pregnant individuals than matched nonpregnant individuals.
- Researchers suggested the need for further research into immune mechanisms potentially protecting pregnant individuals from long COVID.
Source: Nature Communications
