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Since health workers regularly rely on symptoms to inform clinical treatment, it became critical to maintain a ranked list of COVID-19 symptoms specific to pregnant women. This systematic review investigated the prevalence of common COVID-19 symptoms in pregnant women and compared the ranked list of symptoms to articles of various sizes. Articles were included if they discussed pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19 using polymerase chain reaction testing, and women present symptoms of COVID-19 and were published between December 1, 2019, and December 1, 2021; while articles were excluded if they did not report on pregnant women with COVID-19 displaying symptoms of COVID-19. Articles were identified on OVID MedLine and Embase in January of 2022. The risk of bias and quality appraisal was assessed using a nine-item modified Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network checklist for case-control studies. 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