• Women in the later stages of pregnancy are more prone to develop severe symptoms if infected with COVID-19, according to research by the National Center for Child Health and Development and others. | KYODO
    Women in the later stages of pregnancy are more prone to develop severe symptoms if infected with COVID-19, according to research by the National Center for Child Health and Development and others. | KYODO

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The proportion of pregnant COVID-19 patients who develop moderate or severe symptoms is approximately twice as high as that of patients who are not pregnant, according to a study by Japanese researchers.

The first large-scale study in Japan focused on pregnant women with the coronavirus was conducted by the National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD) and other researchers.

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