Nosocomial COVID-19 infection in women undergoing elective cesarean delivery: a prospective cohort study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic placed obstetricians in a difficult position of continuing to perform elective cesarean delivery without the knowledge of the risk of the spread of nosocomial infection of the COVID-19 virus.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the nosocomial infection rate in women undergoing elective cesarean delivery at 2 academic institutions.

Study Design: This nonrandomized prospective cohort trial evaluated patients undergoing elective cesarean delivery during the reopening phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of New York at 2 large volume labor and delivery units.