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This study aimed to compare the course of critical illness due to COVID\u201019 of pregnant patients to nonpregnant reproductive\u2010age women and describe their perinatal outcomes. A retrospective cohort study was conducted including women ages 14\u201349 years admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with COVID\u201019\u2013related illness from 3\/2020 to 2\/2022 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Demographic, clinical characteristics, and outcomes were compared between pregnant\/postpartum and nonpregnant patients. Neonatal outcomes were also analyzed. Among 159 women, 35 (22%) were pregnant or postpartum. Pregnant patients had a lower body mass index, were more likely to be publicly insured, and were less likely to have underlying comorbidities. The groups had similar proportions of mechanical ventilation, venous thromboembolism, and death. However, pregnant patients were more likely to require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). 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