Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): a systemic infection

A Synowiec, A Szczepański… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
To date, seven identified coronaviruses (CoVs) have been found to infect humans; of these,
three highly pathogenic variants have emerged in the 21st century. The newest member of …

Pathophysiology of COVID-19: mechanisms underlying disease severity and progression

MK Bohn, A Hall, L Sepiashvili, B Jung… - …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
The global epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) suggests a wide
spectrum of clinical severity, ranging from asymptomatic to fatal. Although the clinical and …

Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 vertical transmission during pregnancy

C Fenizia, M Biasin, I Cetin, P Vergani, D Mileto… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection during gestation remains unclear. Here, we analyse the
viral genome on maternal and newborns nasopharyngeal swabs, vaginal swabs, maternal …

The incidence, characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women hospitalized with symptomatic and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK from March to …

N Vousden, K Bunch, E Morris, N Simpson, C Gale… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background There is a lack of population level data on risk factors, incidence and impact of
SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women and their babies. The primary aim of this study …

Women's views on accepting COVID-19 vaccination during and after pregnancy, and for their babies: a multi-methods study in the UK

H Skirrow, S Barnett, S Bell, L Riaposova… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2022 - Springer
Background COVID-19 vaccines are advised for pregnant women in the United Kingdom
(UK) however COVID-19 vaccine uptake among pregnant women is inadequate. Methods …

Change in the incidence of stillbirth and preterm delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Khalil, P Von Dadelszen, T Draycott, A Ugwumadu… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| We compared pregnancy outcomes at St George's University Hospital, London, in
2 epochs: from October 1, 2019, to January 31, 2020 (preceding the first reported UK cases …

Maternal and neonatal characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in pregnancy: an overview of systematic reviews

M Papapanou, M Papaioannou, A Petta… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: A considerable number of systematic reviews, with substantial
heterogeneity regarding their methods and included populations, on the impact of COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and meta-analysis of data on pregnant women with confirmed COVID-19: Clinical presentation, and pregnancy and perinatal outcomes …

ZS Lassi, A Ali, JK Das, RA Salam… - Journal of global …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background We determined the clinical presentation, risk factors, and pregnancy and
perinatal outcomes in pregnant women with confirmed COVID-19 and identified if these are …

The effects of COVID-19 on placenta and pregnancy: what do we know so far?

YP Wong, TY Khong, GC Tan - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the novel severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has inflicted a serious health crisis …

Effect of COVID‐19 on mortality of pregnant and postpartum women: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

L Karimi, S Makvandi, A Vahedian-Azimi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Based on what is known at this time, pregnant women are at an increased risk
of severe illness from COVID‐19 compared to nonpregnant women. Additionally, pregnant …