Purpose Women infected with SARS‐CoV‐2 during pregnancy are at increased risk of developing severe illness and experience a higher rate of preterm births than pregnant women who are not infected. The use of innovative or repurposed therapies to treat COVID‐19 patients is widespread; however, there are very limited data regarding the patterns of use and safety profile of most of these therapeutics in pregnant women. We assessed the patterns of use of COVID‐19 therapeutics during pregnancy using data from the International Registry of Coronavirus in Pregnancy (IRCEP). Methods The IRCEP is an international observational cohort study intended to assess the risk of major obstetric and neonatal outcomes among pregnant women with COVID‐19. Women enrolled while pregnant or within 6 months after end of pregnancy. Follow‐up for women enrolled while pregnant includes monthly online questionnaires throughout the pregnancy and, for live births, through the infant's first 90 days of life. Participants provide information on demographic characteristics, health history, COVID‐19 tests and symptoms, medications, and obstetric and neonatal outcomes. Results A total of 5780 women with COVID‐19 during pregnancy were identified from the IRCEP. Severity of COVID‐19 was classified in 372 of them as severe, 3053 moderate, and 2355 mild. The most frequently reported COVID‐19 therapies, other than analgesics, included azithromycin (12.8%), steroids (3.5%), interferon (2.4%), oseltamivir (2.1%), chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine (1.7%), anticoagulants (2.0%), antibodies (0.9%), and remdesivir (0.3%). Most drugs were preferentially used for severe cases. Patterns of use varied by country. Conclusions IRCEP participants reported use of therapeutics for COVID‐19 during pregnancy for which there is little safety information. Findings on COVID‐19 pharmacotherapy utilization patterns can guide future studies examining the safety of COVID‐19 therapies during pregnancy.
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