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The CDC’s recent morbidity and mortality weekly report (MMWR) indicates that pregnant women with COVID-19 are at increased risk for severe illness, compared with non-pregnant women with COVID-19. They recommend that pregnant women should be counseled about the risk for severe COVID-19 associated illness, including death, and that measures for SARS-CoV-2 prevention should be emphasized for pregnant women and their families.