Pregnancy Archives - Infectious Disease Advisor

To reduce unintended pregnancy rates, the report recommends educating women and their partners on choosing contraception, and making sure they are consistently and correctly used.

COVID19

COVID-19 Infection Not Tied to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

November 25, 2020

Only 7% of mothers delivering at large county health system tested positive for COVID-19, as did 3% of tested infants.

The researchers examined teenage pregnancy rates among a total of 27,000 women in both PEPFAR-funded and nonfunded countries and found no difference in rates between the two.

Influenza

Antenatal Influenza Associated With Late Pregnancy Loss and Low Birthweight

By

Sweta Gupta

December 16, 2020

Investigators quantified the risk of antenatal influenza and examined its association with perinatal outcomes.

Influenza

Symptom-Based Case Definitions for Detecting Influenza in Pregnant Women

By

Bradley van Paridon

December 15, 2020

Study authors evaluated the performance of symptom-based definitions to detect influenza in a cohort of pregnant women in India, Peru, and Thailand.

Benefits and risks of taking antidepressant medications during pregnancy

General Infectious Disease

Valacyclovir Effective at Reducing Vertical Cytomegalovirus Transmission

By

Bradley van Paridon

November 19, 2020

Study authors assessed the rate of vertical transmission of cytomegalovirus in pregnant women depending on with CMV infections are acquired periconceptionally or within the first trimester.

General Infectious Disease

Inherited Human Herpesvirus 6 Is Risk Factor for Spontaneous Abortion

By

Zahra Masoud

November 6, 2020

Authors assessed the association between iciHHV-6 and spontaneous abortion, as well as the pregnancy histories of mothers in families with iciHHV-6, to determine if paternal origin is more common than maternal origin.

COVID19

COVID-19 During Pregnancy May Pose Risks for Mother, Baby

September 23, 2020

Pregnant women with COVID-19 are less likely to report symptoms but are more likely to require intensive care unit admission compared with nonpregnant women of reproductive age.

Respiratory

Influenza Vaccination Not Associated With Major Congenital Malformations

By

Zahra Masoud

July 23, 2020

Study reveals no evidence for an association between first-trimester vaccination and major malformations or congenital heart defects in infants.

pregnant woman with a hand on her belly sitting at a table meeting with a female physician

COVID19

Placental Injury Observed in Pregnant Women With SARS-CoV-2

June 9, 2020

Higher rates of decidual arteriopathy and other maternal vascular malperfusion features are seen in placentas of women with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Pediatric Illnesses

During Outbreak, Most Pregnant Women Had High Zika Awareness

May 5, 2020

Pregnant women had a high level of awareness about Zika virus during the 2016 outbreak, according to a study published in the May issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Hepatitis

Universal Testing May Help Identify HCV in Pediatric Population

By

Zahra Masoud

April 24, 2020

New polices, including testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV) during pregnancy, may increase HCV identification in the pediatric population by addressing gaps in maternal HCV testing.