Related Articles Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease Experience at a Single Center in New York City During the COVID 19 Pandemic Arthritis Care Res Hoboken 2020 Dec 20 Authors Barbhaiya M Stamm B Vitone G Frey MB Jannat Khah D Levine J Vega J Feldman CH Salmon JE Crow MK Bykerk V Lockshin MD Sammaritano L Mandl LA Abstract OBJECTIVE We evaluated the pregnancy experience of women receiving care in the Division of Rheumatology at a major academic center in New York City during the COVID 19 pandemic METHODS A web based COVID 19 survey was emailed to 26 045 patients followed in the Division of Rheumatology at a single center in New York City Women aged 18 to 50 were asked about pregnancy We compared the COVID 19 experience between pregnant and non pregnant women and also explored the impact of the pandemic on prenatal care and perinatal outcomes RESULTS Of 7 094 26 045 respondents 1 547 were women aged 18 to 50 with 61 4 reporting being pregnant during the pandemic The prevalence of self reported COVID 19 was similar in pregnant and non pregnant women 8 vs 9 respectively p 0 76 Among women with COVID 19 pregnant women had shorter duration of symptoms p 0 01 and were more likely to experience loss of smell or taste p 0 02 than non pregnant women Approximately three fourths of women had a systemic rheumatic disease with no differences when stratified by pregnancy or COVID 19 status 67 of pregnant women noted changes to prenatal care during the pandemic and 23 of postpartum women stated the pandemic affected delivery CONCLUSION Among women followed in the Division of Rheumatology at a major center in New York City pregnancy was not associated with increased self reported COVID 19 Pregnancy was associated with a shorter duration of COVID 19 symptoms and a higher prevalence of loss of smell or taste The COVID 19 pandemic impacted pre natal care for the majority of pregnant patients PMID 33342085 PubMed as supplied by publisher