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Table 2 Maternal clinical presentation of symptomatic COVID-19 patients (n = 58)

From: Clinical characteristics of pregnant women with COVID-19 in Japan: a nationwide questionnaire survey

Signs and symptoms

 Fever

41 (70.7%)

  37.0–38.0 (°C) a

26 (47.2%)

  38.0–39.0 (°C) a

13 (23.6%)

 Cough, respiratory distress, or sore throat

39 (67.2%)

 Taste and smell disorders

23 (39.7%)

 Fatigue

17 (29.3%)

 Muscular pain

4 (6.9%)

 Headache

4 (6.9%)

 Nasal discharge and nasal congestion

2 (3.4%)

 Diarrhea

2 (3.4%)

 Itchy throat

1 (1.7%)

 Severe respiratory symptoms

5 (8.6%)

Chest CT examination

 Performed during pregnancy

17 (29.3%)

 Radiologically confirmed pneumonia

12 (20.7%)

Treatments

 Hospitalization

48 (82.8%)

 Time from symptom onset to hospitalization (days) b

6 (2–10)

 Time from hospitalization to worsening of symptoms (days) c

0 (0–4)

 Oxygen administration

10 (17.2%)

 Intensive care unit admission

3 (5.2%)

 Invasive mechanical ventilation

1 (1.7%)

  1. Data indicate n (%) or median (interquartile range); CT: computed tomography
  2. aExcluding 3 cases with missing data
  3. bExcluding 3 cases with missing data
  4. cExcluding 9 cases with missing data