In their study focused on coronavirus spectrum conditions’ outcomes, Di Mascio et al. (2020) report the incidence of preterm labor in such cases based on almost eighty high-quality RCTs and reviews. This condition’s incidence in pregnancies during COVID-19 exceeds 24%; for the CI, the mean statistic and the lower and upper bounds are represented by 14, 12.5, and 38.6 cases, respectively (Di Mascio et al., 2020). For this specific CI, both the size of the sample (56 patients) and the level of confidence (95%) are reported. The aforementioned CI’s meaning is crucial in terms of incorporating the findings into planning COVID-19 services for expecting mothers. The said level of confidence is indicative of the finding’s high expected accuracy for the general population of pregnant women with COVID-19 (Kamper, 2019). Specifically, at least 22.3% of patients in this group might be at risk of giving birth before completing the 37th week of pregnancy (Di Mascio et al., 2020). Addressing the risk requires spreading awareness and allocating resources to monitor high-risk pregnancies more closely.
Reference
Di Mascio, D., Khalil, A., Saccone, G., Rizzo, G., Buca, D., Liberati, M., Vecchiet, J., Nappi, L., Scambia, J., Berghella, V., & D’Antonio, F. (2020). Outcome of coronavirus spectrum infections (SARS, MERS, COVID-19) during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, 2(2), 1-9.
Kamper, S. J. (2019). Confidence intervals: Linking evidence to practice.Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 49(10), 763-764. Web.