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Expectant mothers with symptomatic COVID-19 upon hospital admission for delivery had a higher risk of emergency complications surrounding delivery, according to a small retrospective study from the US presented at Anesthesiology 2021. Furthermore, infants born to symptomatic mothers were more likely to require intensive care unit (ICU) admission or respiratory support.

Despite guidelines advocating earlier introduction of peanut in infants to avoid peanut allergy, adherence to these guidelines among children’s primary care providers (PCPs) remains suboptimal, according to a study from the US presented at ACAAI 2021.