Prevalence and Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Illness in Symptomatic Pregnant and Postpartum Women Stratified by Hispanic Ethnicity.

INTRODUCTION The spread of the novel coronavirus has had a significant global effect. However, not all communities have been affected equally: U.S. reports have demonstrated racial and ethnic inequities in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related hospitalizations and deaths. Such inequities are commonplace in maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity.1–5 We sought to examine possible ethnic inequities of the COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant patients at our institution.