RE: Universal SARS-CoV-2 testing on admission to the labor and delivery unit: Low prevalence among asymptomatic obstetric patients

摘要

—In their recent publication, Goldfarb et al reported a low prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 1.5%, among asymptomatic pregnant women in Boston presenting for admission to labor and delivery between April 18, 2020, and May 5, 2020. Noting that their rate was substantially lower than that reported in New York City, the authors theorized that it might be due to their patients (1) being tested >30 days after physical distancing orders were in place; (2) the population density of Boston being less than New York City; and (3) New York women underreporting symptoms due to New York hospitals banning support people from labor and delivery.