[HTML][HTML] Functional consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women, fetoplacental unit, and neonate

J Carvajal, P Casanello, A Toso, M Farias… - … Et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
The SARS-CoV-2 infection causes COVID-19 disease, characterized by acute respiratory
distress syndrome, bilateral pneumonia, and organ failure. The consequences of maternal …

[HTML][HTML] Outcome of newborns with confirmed or possible SARS-CoV-2 vertical infection—a scoping review

A Moza, F Duica, P Antoniadis, ES Bernad… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes 2019
coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has been isolated from various tissues and body fluids …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal and perinatal outcomes following pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants infection among unvaccinated pregnant women in France …

G Favre, E Maisonneuve, L Pomar, C Daire… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women are at higher risk of adverse outcomes,
but little evidence is available on how variants impact that risk. We aim to evaluate maternal …

Mpox Virus in Pregnancy, the Placenta, and Newborn: An Emerging Poxvirus With Similarities to Smallpox and Other Orthopoxvirus Agents Causing Maternal and …

DA Schwartz, S Ha, P Dashraath… - … of Pathology & …, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context.—Before its eradication, the smallpox virus was a significant cause of poor obstetric
outcomes, including maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The mpox (monkeypox) virus …

[HTML][HTML] Mild/asymptomatic COVID-19 in unvaccinated pregnant mothers impairs neonatal immune responses

BM Doratt, S Sureshchandra, H True, M Rincon… - JCI insight, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers placental inflammation and alters cord blood
immune cell composition. However, most studies focus on outcomes of severe maternal …

[HTML][HTML] From fetal to neonatal neuroimaging in TORCH infections: a pictorial review

G Lucignani, A Guarnera, MC Rossi-Espagnet… - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
Congenital infections represent a challenging and varied clinical scenario in which the brain
is frequently involved. Therefore, fetal and neonatal neuro-imaging plays a pivotal role in …

SARS‐CoV‐2—Placental effects and association with stillbirth

A Merriel, B Fitzgerald… - BJOG: An International …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
SARS‐CoV‐2 has had a significant impact on pregnancy outcomes due to the effects of the
virus and the altered healthcare environment. Stillbirth has been relatively hidden during the …

[HTML][HTML] Fetal brain damage during maternal COVID-19: emerging hypothesis, mechanism, and possible mitigation through maternal-targeted nutritional …

C Germano, A Messina, E Tavella, R Vitale, V Avellis… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The recent outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 or CoV-2) pandemic in 2019
and the risk of CoV-2 infection during pregnancy led the scientific community to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoxia modifies levels of the SARS-CoV-2 cell entry proteins, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, and furin in fetal human brain endothelial cells

H Mughis, P Lye, SG Matthews, E Bloise - American Journal of Obstetrics & …, 2023 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND It is not known whether human fetal brain endothelial cells that form the
blood-brain barrier express angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, transmembrane serine …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 footprints in the placenta: what we know after three years of the pandemic

V Tosto, A Meyyazhagan, M Alqasem… - Journal of Personalized …, 2023 - mdpi.com
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into its third year, there is accumulating evidence on
the consequences of maternal infection. Emerging data indicate increased obstetrics risks …