Remember, if you are pregnant or postpartum, you are at high risk for severe illness. Sometimes the CDC may recommend that everyone wears a face mask, or that people who are at high risk for severe illness consider wearing a face mask. You can look up your county on the CDC website to see the current guidelines for your area. Mask guidelines may change based on how COVID-19 is affecting your community. It’s important to follow current mask guidelines from the CDC.
How can COVID-19 affect a fetus or newborn?. They may have an increased risk of coagulopathy (a blood clotting disorder). This is especially true for pregnant women with moderate and severe illness. These complications may be related to high blood pressure, heavy postpartum bleeding, and other infections. They may be more likely to have pregnancy complications than pregnant women without COVID-19. Reports also note the following for pregnant women with COVID-19: Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website to learn more about these inequities. Black and Hispanic women are more likely to face social, health, and economic inequities that put them at greater risk of illness. Pregnant women who are Black or Hispanic have a higher rate of illness and death from COVID-19 than other pregnant women, but not because of biology. Pregnant and recently pregnant women with some health conditions, such as obesity and gestational diabetes, may have an even higher risk of severe illness, similar to nonpregnant women with these conditions. 
Still, the overall risk of severe illness and death for pregnant women is low. Pregnant women who have COVID-19 and show symptoms are more likely than nonpregnant women with COVID-19 and symptoms to need care in an intensive care unit (ICU), to need a ventilator (for breathing support), or to die from the illness. Reports and research show that pregnant and recently pregnant women have a higher risk of more severe illness from COVID-19 than nonpregnant women.
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