COVID-19 in pregnancy
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Key content
• COVID-19 is known to be associated with significant
morbidity for pregnant women and their babies.
• This susceptibility to adverse clinical outcomes may be associated with the unique physiological characteristics of the pregnant host.
• Public health measures recommended for the management and prevention of critical COVID-19 in pregnancy and lactation evolved during the 2020 pandemic; some decisions were controversial.
• We highlight lessons learnt and considerations for future pandemic preparedness.
Learning objectives
• To outline the pathology of COVID-19 in pregnancy, including placental involvement.
• To summarise current evidence-based management and signpost to resources updates.
• To discuss the role of vaccines to reduce morbidity and mortality for existing and novel SARS-CoV-2 viral strains.
Ethical issues
• Sustained international collaborative strategies are crucial to ensure global equity for access to treatment and vaccines for communicable diseases.
• COVID-19 is known to be associated with significant
morbidity for pregnant women and their babies.
• This susceptibility to adverse clinical outcomes may be associated with the unique physiological characteristics of the pregnant host.
• Public health measures recommended for the management and prevention of critical COVID-19 in pregnancy and lactation evolved during the 2020 pandemic; some decisions were controversial.
• We highlight lessons learnt and considerations for future pandemic preparedness.
Learning objectives
• To outline the pathology of COVID-19 in pregnancy, including placental involvement.
• To summarise current evidence-based management and signpost to resources updates.
• To discuss the role of vaccines to reduce morbidity and mortality for existing and novel SARS-CoV-2 viral strains.
Ethical issues
• Sustained international collaborative strategies are crucial to ensure global equity for access to treatment and vaccines for communicable diseases.
Date Issued
2025-01-01
Date Acceptance
2024-10-23
Citation
The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, 2025, 27 (1), pp.43-56
ISSN
1467-2561
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
43
End Page
56
Journal / Book Title
The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Volume
27
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
ª 2025 The Author(s). The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. 43This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium,provided the original work is properly cited.DOI: 10.1111/tog.12960The Obstetrician & Gynaecologisthttp://onlinetog.org2025;27:43–56 Review
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Identifier
10.1111/tog.12960
Subjects
clinical trials
COVID-19
pregnancy
SARS-CoV-2 variants
vaccines
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2025-01-16