Question reference: S6W-04225
- Date lodged: 8 November 2021 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many pregnant women have been admitted to an intensive care unit as a result of contracting COVID-19.
Answer
During the period March 2020 to September 2021 there were 99 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in pregnancy that were associated with a critical care admission.
However, Public Health Scotland note that general or critical care admission may be unrelated to COVID-19, for example for delivery of her baby or for an injury. Alternatively, women may be incidentally found to have COVID-19 following routine testing on admission for an unrelated reason.
Information regarding pregnant women currently in intensive care unit as a result of contracting COVID-19 or have been hospitalised and delivered their baby early (S6W-04226 and S6W-04227 on 17 November 2021) is not held centrally by the Scottish Government and not yet publicly available. Public Health Scotland may be contacted and may be able to provide this information.
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