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Study Reveals Pregnant Women Face Lower Long COVID Risk

4/10/2025

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A groundbreaking study in Nature Communications uncovers that pregnant individuals face a significantly lower risk of long COVID than their nonpregnant counterparts. Analyzing nearly 30,000 pregnant women against over 42,000 nonpregnant women, researchers found long COVID rates of 4.37 and 16.47 per 100 persons, respectively, with race, age, and obesity heightening the risk.

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A groundbreaking study in Nature Communications uncovers that pregnant individuals face a significantly lower risk of long COVID than their nonpregnant counterparts. Analyzing nearly 30,000 pregnant women against over 42,000 nonpregnant women, researchers found long COVID rates of 4.37 and 16.47 per 100 persons, respectively, with race, age, and obesity heightening the risk.