Maternal immunological adaptation during normal pregnancy

B Abu-Raya, C Michalski, M Sadarangani… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The risk and severity of specific infections are increased during pregnancy due to a
combination of physiological and immunological changes. Characterizing the maternal …

Psychological impact of infectious disease outbreaks on pregnant women: rapid evidence review

SK Brooks, D Weston, N Greenberg - Public health, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Infectious disease outbreaks can be distressing for everyone, especially those
deemed to be particularly vulnerable such as pregnant women, who have been named a …

Coronavirus disease 2019 infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic pregnant women: two weeks of confirmed presentations to an affiliated pair of New York …

N Breslin, C Baptiste, C Gyamfi-Bannerman… - American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 is rapidly spreading throughout the New York metropolitan
area since its first reported case on March 1, 2020. The state is now the epicenter of …

COVID-19: What implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights globally?

J Hussein - Sexual and reproductive health matters, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
On the 11 March 2020, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the
World Health Organization. 1 Other coronavirus outbreaks which have occurred include the …

Clinical characteristics of 46 pregnant women with a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in Washington State

EM Lokken, CL Walker, S Delaney, A Kachikis… - American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on pregnant women is incompletely
understood, but early data from case series suggest a variable course of illness from …

Sexual health implications of COVID-19 pandemic

C Pennanen-Iire, M Prereira-Lourenço… - Sexual medicine …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Introduction A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic levels by March 11th, 2020,
with a destructive impact across socioeconomic domains and all facets of global health, but …

Desire for parenthood at the time of COVID-19 pandemic: an insight into the Italian situation

E Micelli, G Cito, A Cocci, G Polloni… - Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lifestyle change on couples of
reproductive age and on their desire for parenthood. Materials and methods: A quantitative …

Inflammation and preterm birth

M Cappelletti, S Della Bella, E Ferrazzi… - Journal of Leucocyte …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Although the
underlying causes of pregnancy-associated complication are numerous, it is well …

Seroprevalence and presentation of SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy

F Crovetto, F Crispi, E Llurba, F Figueras… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Patient-reported outcomes—selfassessments of patient health status—are central to COVID-
19 response, recovery, and resilience. Symptom reporting using patientreported outcomes …

Differences in pregnancy and perinatal outcomes among symptomatic versus asymptomatic COVID-19-infected pregnant women: a systematic review and meta …

DSA Khan, LR Hamid, A Ali, RA Salam… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background There is dearth of information on COVID-19's impact on pregnant women.
However, literature reported trends of COVID-19 differ, depending on the presence of …