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A total of 1288 institutions responded (60% of all delivery institutions in Japan). 566 facilities reported having cared for pregnant women with COVID-19, and 722 facilities reported having had no such patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>One thousand and forty-three hospitalised and non-hospitalised pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19 between July 2020 and 30 June 2021.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Primary and secondary outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The primary outcome was progression to severe COVID-19. The secondary outcome was preterm birth due to COVID-19 infection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>56 cases (5.4%) were severe, and 987 (94.6%) were non-severe. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that gestational age\u226524 weeks (adjusted OR (aOR) 6.68, 95%\u2009CI 2.8 to 16.0) and maternal age\u226532 years (aOR 2.40, 95%\u2009CI 1.3 to 4.3) were independently associated with severe cases. Using the Kaplan-Meier method, the probability of continued pregnancy at 14 days after diagnosis for severe cases was 0.57 between 24 and 31 weeks\u2019 gestation and 0.27 between 32 and 36 weeks\u2019 gestation. The probability for non-severe cases was 1.0 between 24 and 31 weeks\u2019 gestation and 0.8 between 32 and 36 weeks\u2019 gestation. Among the patients with COVID-19 in the preterm period, preterm birth due to infection was significantly more common in severe than non-severe cases (48% vs 6%, p&lt; 0.0001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Severe COVID-19 in pregnant women was associated with gestational age\u226524 weeks and maternal age\u226532. 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