Maternal and neonatal infections

Guidelines, reviews, epidemiology

Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy

• Canada
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Screening and Management of Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy [2017]
• Denmark
  • Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    • The treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy with clindamycin to reduce the risk of infection-related preterm birth: a response to the Danish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology guideline group's clinical recommendations [2017]
    • Treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy in order to reduce the risk of spontaneous preterm delivery – a clinical recommendation [2016]
• Ethiopia
  • PLoS ONE
    • Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and aerobic vaginitis and their associated risk factors among pregnant women from northern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study [2022]
• International
  • Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
    • Antibiotic treatment of bacterial vaginosis to prevent preterm delivery: Systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis [2023]
• Senegal
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Bacterial vaginosis and other infections in pregnant women in Senegal [2021]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • The Association Between Vaginal Microbiota Dysbiosis, Bacterial Vaginosis, and Aerobic Vaginitis, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes of Women Living in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review [2020]
• United Kingdom
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Bacterial vaginosis
• United States
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Adolescents and Women to Prevent Preterm Delivery [2020]
  • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    • Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Persons to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Screening [2020]
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    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy
    • Bacterial vaginosis

Candidiasis in pregnancy and newborn

• Europe
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
    • Systemic Antifungal Prescribing in Neonates and Children: Outcomes from the Antibiotic Resistance and Prescribing in European Children (ARPEC) Study [2014]
  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
    • ESCMID* guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012: prevention and management of invasive infections in neonates and children caused by Candida spp. [2012]
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
    • Etiology and Outcome of Candidemia in Neonates and Children in Europe: An 11-year Multinational Retrospective Study [2020]
• International
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM
    • Asymptomatic vaginal Candida colonization and adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • BMC Women's Health
    • Vulvovaginal yeast infections during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
    • Diagnostic accuracy of serum (1,3)-beta-d-glucan for neonatal invasive candidiasis: systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • Current Medical Mycology
    • Invasive candidiasis and candidemia in pediatric and neonatal patients: A review of current guidelines [2018]
  • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Prevalence and Risk Factors of Vulvovaginal Candidosis during Pregnancy: A Review [2022]
  • Pathogens
    • Invasive Candida Infections in Neonates after Major Surgery: Current Evidence and New Directions [2021]
• Japan
  • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
    • Nationwide survey of treatment for pediatric patients with invasive fungal infections in Japan [2013]
• Lebanon
  • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Emergence of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis among Lebanese Pregnant Women: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Species Distribution [2019]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
    • Prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis among pregnant women in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
• United Kingdom
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
    • Evidence reviews for antifungal prophylaxisfor treating late-onset neonatal infection [2021]
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
    • Management of Invasive Fungal Disease in Neonates and Children [2019]
• United States
  • BMJ
    • Oral fluconazole use in the first trimester and risk of congenital malformations: population based cohort study [2020]
  • Current Opinion in Pediatrics
    • Fluconazole prophylaxis for prevention of invasive candidiasis in infants [2014]
  • Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    • Review of Fluconazole Treatment and Prophylaxis for Invasive Candidiasis in Neonates [2021]
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    • Neonatal candidiasis: epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical judgment [2010]
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    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy
    • Candidiasis

Chlamydia infection in pregnancy

• Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
  • BioMed Research International
    • Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Pregnancy: The Global Challenge of Preventing Adverse Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia [2016]
• International
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Neonatal prophylaxis with antibiotic containing ointments does not reduce incidence of chlamydial conjunctivitis in newborns [2021]
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Chlamydia trachomatis Screening and Treatment in Pregnancy to Reduce Adverse Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes: A Review [2021]
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
    • Pregnancy and fertility-related adverse outcomes associated with Chlamydia trachomatis infection: a global systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
• Iran
  • International Journal of Fertility & Sterility
    • Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in Pregnant Iranian Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2018]
• Japan
  • Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Determined by Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests in Pregnant Women in Japan [2016]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Association of Chlamydia trachomatis infection with pregnancy outcomes among Japanese pregnant women: The Japan environment and children's study [2022]
• Netherlands
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    • Pregnancies and Time to Pregnancy in Women With and Without a Previous Chlamydia trachomatis Infection [2020]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
    • Genital Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Adverse Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in Children and Women in sub-Saharan Africa [2021]
• United Kingdom
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Chlamydia (pregnancy)
• United States
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Chlamydial Infections - STI Treatment Guidelines - Pregnancy [2021]
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    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy
    • Chlamydia infections

Congenital syphilis, syphilis in pregnancy

• Americas, Oceania
  • International Journal for Equity in Health
    • Maternal and congenital syphilis in Indigenous Peoples: a scoping review of the worldwide literature [2023]
• Australia
  • Department of Health and Aged Care
    • An audit on the management and outcomes of infants at risk of congenital syphilis in the Top End of the Northern Territory, Australia, 2005-2013 [2018]
  • Queensland Clinical Guidelines
    • Syphilis in pregnancy
• Brazil
  • BMJ Open
    • Spatial scenery of congenital syphilis in Brazil between 2007 and 2018: an ecological study [2022]
  • Cadernos de Saúde Pública
    • Adequacy of prenatal care, diagnosis and treatment of syphilis in pregnancy: a study with open data from Brazilian state capitals [2020]
  • Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
    • Health care of sexual partners of adolescents with gestational syphilis and their children: an integrative review [2024]
    • Diagnosis and treatment of syphilis in pregnant women at the services of Primary Care [2022]
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
    • Congenital Syphilis as a Measure of Maternal and Child Healthcare, Brazil [2019]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Temporal Trend of Gestational Syphilis between 2008 and 2018 in Brazil: Association with Socioeconomic and Health Care Factors [2022]
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Failure to Recognize Low Non-Treponemal Titer Syphilis Infections in Pregnancy May Lead to Widespread Under-Treatment [2021]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Mortality in children under 5 years of age with congenital syphilis in Brazil: A nationwide cohort study [2023]
  • Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
    • Trend analysis of clinical aspects of congenital syphilis in Brazil, 2009–2018 [2021]
  • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
    • Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2020: congenital syphilis and child exposed to syphilis [2021]
    • Congenital syphilis in Brazil: distribution of cases notified from 2009 to 2016 [2020]
  • Revista de Saúde Pública
    • Effect of the coverage of rapid tests for syphilis in primary care on the syphilis in pregnancy in Brazil [2021]
    • Prevalence of syphilis in pregnancy and prenatal syphilis testing in Brazil: Birth in Brazil study [2014]
  • Revista Paulista de Pediatria
    • In time: the persistence of congenital syphilis in Brazil - More progress needed! [2016]
• Brazil, Portugal
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Clinical Protocols and Treatment Guidelines for the Management of Maternal and Congenital Syphilis in Brazil and Portugal: Analysis and Comparisons: A Narrative Review [2022]
• Cambodia
  • BMJ Open
    • Challenges and outcomes of implementing a national syphilis follow-up system for the elimination of congenital syphilis in Cambodia: a mixed-methods study [2023]
• Cameroon
  • PLoS ONE
    • Highlighting a population-based re-emergence of Syphilis infection and assessing associated risk factors among pregnant women in Cameroon: Evidence from the 2009, 2012 and 2017 national sentinel surveillance surveys of HIV and syphilis [2020]
• Canada
  • Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
    • Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory guidelines for congenital syphilis and syphilis screening in pregnant women in Canada [2015]
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • Diagnosis and management of congenital syphilis – Avoiding missed opportunities [2024]
• China
  • China CDC Weekly
    • Screening and Treatment of Syphilis for Pregnant Women — China, 2011-2018 [2020]
• Croatia
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Worrying increase in the risk of vertical transmission of syphilis in Croatia, 2020 to 2024 [2024]
• Ethiopia
  • Systematic Reviews
    • Sero-prevalence of syphilis and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
• Europe
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
    • Congenital syphilis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2022 [2024]
    • Congenital syphilis
• Ghana
  • BMC Health Services Research
    • Rollout of rapid point of care tests for antenatal syphilis screening in Ghana: healthcare provider perspectives and experiences [2018]
• India
  • World Health Organization
    • The national strategy & operational guidelines towards elimination of congenital syphylis [2015]
• International
  • BMJ Open
    • Evaluation of the WHO/CDC Syphilis Serology Proficiency Programme to support the global elimination of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis: an observational cross-sectional study, 2008–2015 [2020]
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Accelerating Dual Elimination of Mother-To-Child Transmission of Syphilis and HIV Through Use of New Diagnostic Tools [2015]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Shortages of benzathine penicillin for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis: An evaluation from multi-country surveys and stakeholder interviews [2017]
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • The Global Epidemiology of Syphilis in the Past Century – A Systematic Review Based on Antenatal Syphilis Prevalence [2016]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Global burden of maternal and congenital syphilis and associated adverse birth outcomes—Estimates for 2016 and progress since 2012 [2019]
    • Estimating Benzathine Penicillin Need for the Treatment of Pregnant Women Diagnosed with Syphilis during Antenatal Care in High-Morbidity Countries [2016]
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
    • Syphilis management in pregnancy: a review of guideline recommendations from countries around the world [2019]
• Iran
  • Journal of Family & Reproductive Health
    • The Prevalence of Anti-Syphilis Antibody in Iranian Pregnant Women [2021]
• Japan
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
    • Effectiveness and Tolerability of Oral Amoxicillin in Pregnant Women with Active Syphilis, Japan, 2010–2018 [2020]
• Low and middle income countries
  • Journal of Global Health
    • Evaluating coverage of maternal syphilis screening and treatment within antenatal care to guide service improvements for prevention of congenital syphilis in Countdown 2030 Countries [2020]
  • PLoS ONE
    • The impact of antenatal syphilis point of care testing on pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review [2021]
• Mexico
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Re-emergence of syphilis in women of reproductive age and its association with the increase in congenital syphilis in Mexico during 2010–2019: an ecological study [2021]
• Paraguay
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • WHO method for estimating congenital syphilis to inform surveillance and service provision, Paraguay [2022]
• Peru
  • PLoS ONE
    • Rapid Syphilis Testing Is Cost-Effective Even in Low-Prevalence Settings: The CISNE-PERU Experience [2016]
• Poland
  • Advances in Dermatology and Allergology
    • Syphilis and a pregnant woman: a real danger for the woman and the child [2019]
• Republic of Korea
  • BMC Pediatrics
    • Outcomes of infants born to pregnant women with syphilis: a nationwide study in Korea [2021]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • BioMed Research International
    • Prevalence of Syphilis among Pregnant Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2019]
• Switzerland
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Congenital syphilis in Switzerland: a marker of inequality? A mini-review [2023]
• Tanzania
  • PLoS ONE
    • Epidemiology of syphilis infections among pregnant women in Tanzania: Analysis of the 2020 national representative sentinel surveillance [2023]
• United Kingdom
  • BMJ Open
    • Repeat screening for syphilis in pregnancy as an alternative screening strategy in the UK: a cost-effectiveness analysis [2020]
  • British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
    • British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) UK guidelines for the management of syphilis in pregnancy and children 2024 [2024]
  • HSC Public Health Agency
    • Guidance on syphilis infection in pregnancy for healthcare professionals 2023 [2023]
    • Syphilis infection in pregnancy (professional guidance 2018) [2018]
  • NHS England
    • IDPS: ISOSS Syphilis outcome report 2023 [2024]
    • Syphilis: managing infection in pregnancy
    • Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening: ISOSS syphilis report 2022
    • Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening: ISOSS congenital syphilis report 2015 to 2020
  • NHSGGC Guidelines
    • Congenital syphilis : management of babies born to mothers with syphilis infection
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Syphilis
• United States
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: A Reaffirmation Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [2018]
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Screening for Syphilis in Pregnancy [2024]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Vital Signs: Missed Opportunities for Preventing Congenital Syphilis — United States, 2022 [2023]
    • Syphilis During Pregnancy - STI Treatment Guidelines [2021]
    • Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Congenital Syphilis — United States, 2018 [2020]
    • Increase in Incidence of Congenital Syphilis — United States, 2012–2014 [2015]
    • Congenital Syphilis --- United States, 2003--2008 [2010]
  • Maternal and Child Health Journal
    • State Requirements for Prenatal Syphilis Screening in the United States, 2016 [2018]
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • National Trends and Reported Risk Factors Among Pregnant Women With Syphilis in the United States, 2012–2016 [2019]
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    • Provider Adherence to Syphilis Testing Guidelines Among Stillbirth Cases [2020]
    • Provider Adherence to Syphilis Testing Recommendations for Women Delivering a Stillbirth [2017]
  • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    • Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Persons: Screening [2023]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Updated recommendations for the treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Treponema pallidum, and new recommendations on syphilis testing and partner services: Web annex C: Evidence-to-decision framework and systematic review to update the WHO treatment recommendations for Treponema pallidum (syphilis) in pregnant women [2024]
    • WHO guideline on syphilis screening and treatment for pregnant women [2017]
    • Global burden of maternal and congenital syphilis in 2008 and 2012: a health systems modelling study [2016]
    • Global Estimates of Syphilis in Pregnancy and Associated Adverse Outcomes: Analysis of Multinational Antenatal Surveillance Data [2013]
    • Investment case for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of syphilis [2012]
    • Methods for surveillance and monitoring of congenital syphilis elimination within existing systems [2011]
    • The global elimination of congenital syphilis: rationale and strategy for action [2007]
    • WHO Congenital Syphilis Estimation Tool
    • Mother-to-child transmission of syphilis
    • Data on syphilis
    • Congenital syphilis
• WHO South-East Asia Region
  • WHO South-East Asia Region
    • Regional strategy for the elimination of congenital syphilis [2009]
• Zambia
  • PLoS ONE
    • Scaling Down to Scale Up: A Health Economic Analysis of Integrating Point-of-Care Syphilis Testing into Antenatal Care in Zambia during Pilot and National Rollout Implementation [2015]
    • Introduction of Syphilis Point-of-Care Tests, from Pilot Study to National Programme Implementation in Zambia: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Workers’ Perspectives on Testing, Training and Quality Assurance [2015]
    • Finding a Needle in the Haystack: The Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment during Pregnancy to Prevent Congenital Syphilis in Kalomo District of Zambia [2014]
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  • Topic
    • Syphilis
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy

Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection: pregnancy, newborn, breastfeeding

• Afghanistan
  • Hypertension Research
    • Preeclampsia and COVID-19 in Afghanistan: additional burden on Afghan pregnant women's health [2023]
• Americas
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Learning Modules. COVID-19 Vaccines in Pregnancy and Safe Breastfeeding [2022]
• Argentina
  • Archivos argentinos de pediatría
    • Preparedness strategies in neonatology units during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey conducted at maternity centers in Argentina [2021]
• Asia-Pacific
  • United Nations Population Fund
    • UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Office Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Guidance Document [2020]
• Australia
  • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    • Clinical care of pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19: Living recommendations from the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce [2020]
  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    • Maternal and perinatal outcomes during the 2020 and 2021 COVID-19 pandemic [2024]
  • BMJ Open
    • Vaccine intention and hesitancy among Australian women who are currently pregnant or have recently given birth: the Birth in the Time of COVID-19 (BITTOC) national online survey [2023]
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Alignment of national COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant and lactating women [2021]
  • Genetics in Medicine
    • Newborn bloodspot screening in the time of COVID-19 [2021]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce: pregnancy and perinatal guidelines [2022]
  • Midwifery
    • Anxiety, stress, and depression in Australian pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional study [2023]
  • Queensland Clinical Guidelines
    • Maternity care for mothers and babies during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Women and Birth
    • Clinical guidelines for caring for women with COVID-19 during pregnancy, childbirth and the immediate postpartum period [2021]
• Austria
  • Birth
    • Perinatal and postpartum care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide cohort study [2022]
  • Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
    • COVID-19 During Pregnancy and Puerperium – A Review by the Austrian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (OEGGG) [2020]
• Belgium
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Late miscarriage and stillbirth in asymptomatic and symptomatic hospitalised pregnant women in Belgium during the first and second waves of COVID-19: a prospective nationwide population-based study [2023]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Results from an Observational Study in Primary Care in Belgium [2020]
• Brazil
  • Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
    • Position Statement on COVID-19 and Pregnancy in Women with Heart Disease Department of Women Cardiology of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology – 2020 [2020]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Tracking excess of maternal deaths associated with COVID-19 in Brazil: a nationwide analysis [2023]
  • Cadernos de Saúde Pública
    • Universal COVID-19 testing in the obstetric population: impacts on public health [2020]
  • Clinics
    • Expert recommendations for the care of newborns of mothers with COVID-19 [2020]
  • Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
    • Prevalence and temporal trend of prematurity in Brazil before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a historical time series analysis, 2011-2021 [2023]
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology
    • COVID-19 during pregnancy and adverse outcomes: Concerns and recommendations from The Brazilian Teratology Information Service [2021]
  • International Breastfeeding Journal
    • The impact of coronavirus outbreak on breastfeeding guidelines among Brazilian hospitals and maternity services: a cross-sectional study [2021]
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Is pregnancy a risk factor for in-hospital mortality in reproductive-aged women with SARS-CoV-2 infection? A nationwide retrospective observational cohort study [2022]
  • Journal of Global Health
    • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trends in stillbirths, under-5 and maternal mortality in Brazil: Excess deaths and regional inequalities [2023]
  • Journal of Travel Medicine
    • Clinical characteristics and risk factors for maternal deaths due to COVID-19 in Brazil: a nationwide population-based cohort study [2022]
  • PLoS ONE
    • The impact of COVID-19 on maternal death and fetal death, a cohort study in Brazil [2023]
    • Excess maternal mortality in Brazil: Regional inequalities and trajectories during the COVID-19 epidemic [2022]
    • Demographic and epidemiological characteristics of pregnant and postpartum women who died from severe acute respiratory syndrome in Brazil: A retrospective cohort study comparing COVID-19 and nonspecific etiologic causes [2022]
  • Pregnancy Hypertension
    • Preeclampsia among women with COVID-19 during pregnancy and its impact on maternal and perinatal outcomes: Results from a national multicenter study on COVID in Brazil, the REBRACO initiative [2022]
  • Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
    • Clinical, epidemiological characteristics and mortality of pregnant and postpartum women associated with COVID-19 in Brazil: cohort study [2024]
    • Increment of Maternal Mortality Among Admissions for Childbirth in Low-risk Pregnant Women in Brazil: Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic? [2022]
    • We have Vaccine for COVID-19! What to Recommend for Pregnant Women? [2021]
    • Outpatient care for pregnant and puerperal women during the COVID-19 pandemic [2020]
    • Childbirth, Puerperium and Abortion Care Protocol during the COVID-19 Pandemic [2020]
    • COVID-19 and Maternal Death in Brazil: An Invisible Tragedy [2020]
  • Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
    • Guidance on breastfeeding during the Covid-19 pandemic [2020]
  • Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
    • Maternal solitude before the new guidelines in SARS-COV-2 times: a Brazilian cutting [2021]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Preterm births prevalence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: results from the national database [2023]
    • The COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian pregnant and postpartum women: results from the REBRACO prospective cohort study [2022]
• Cambodia
  • Global Health & Medicine
    • Challenges to neonatal care in Cambodia amid the COVID-19 pandemic [2020]
• Canada
  • BC Centre for Disease Control
    • Pregnancy
  • Canadian Family Physician
    • Key concerns among pregnant individuals during the pandemic [2021]
    • Interim schedule for pregnant women and children during the COVID-19 pandemic [2020]
  • Canadian Immunization Research Network
    • Safety of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy: a Canadian National Vaccine Safety (CANVAS) network cohort study [2022]
  • Canadian Neonatal Network
    • Outcomes of infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada: a cohort study [2022]
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • Care considerations for infants born to mothers with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection [2023]
    • COVID-19 information and resources for paediatricians
  • CMAJ
    • Pregnancy, breastfeeding and the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: an ethics-based framework for shared decision-making [2021]
  • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
    • Pregnancy outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, March to August 2020 [2021]
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • COVID-19: Pregnancy, childbirth and caring for a newborn [2021]
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Urgent Update – Temporary Alternative Screening Strategy for Gestational Diabetes Screening during the COVID-19 Pandemic [2020]
    • COVID-19
• Canada, United States
  • JAMA Network Open
    • Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection, Bacteremia, and Meningitis Among Febrile Infants Aged 8 to 60 Days With SARS-CoV-2 [2023]
  • North American Fetal Therapy Network
    • Fetal interventions in the setting of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: statement from the North American Fetal Therapy Network [2020]
• Chile
  • Journal of Perinatal Medicine
    • Analysis of prevalence and sociodemographic conditions among women in labor with and without COVID-19 in public hospitals in Chile [2021]
  • Public Health
    • Socio-economic inequalities in the effect of public policies and the COVID-19 pandemic on exclusive breastfeeding in Chile [2023]
  • Scientific Reports
    • The impact of health policies and the COVID-19 pandemic on exclusive breastfeeding in Chile during 2009-2020 [2023]
• China
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnant women: A report based on 116 cases [2020]
  • Annals of Translational Medicine
    • Chinese expert consensus on the perinatal and neonatal management for the prevention and control of the 2019 novel coronavirus infection (First edition) [2020]
    • Chinese expert brief consensus on newborn screening of inherited metabolic disorders during the novel coronavirus infection epidemic [2020]
  • BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • Safe Delivery for COVID-19 Infected Pregnancies [2020]
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
    • Analysis of the susceptibility to COVID-19 in pregnancy and recommendations on potential drug screening [2020]
  • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
    • Management of a delivery suite during the COVID-19 epidemic [2020]
  • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
    • Mental health and preventive behaviour of pregnant women in China during the early phase of the COVID-19 period [2021]
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Expert consensus for managing pregnant women and neonates born to mothers with suspected or confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection [2020]
  • Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
    • A contingency plan for the management of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in neonatal intensive care units [2020]
  • Nature Communications
    • Interrupted-time-series analysis of the immediate impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on preterm birth in China [2022]
• Colombia
  • Biomédica
    • Indirect effects of the SARS CoV-2 pandemic on the prevalence of breastfeeding: Modeling its impact [2021]
  • BMJ Open
    • Maternal mortality in Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic: time series and social inequities [2023]
  • BMJ Paediatrics Open
    • SARS-CoV-2 infection in newborn infants: descriptive epidemiological analysis of cases reported to the Colombian national surveillance system during the first pandemic year, March 2020-February 2021 [2023]
  • Colombia Médica
    • Coronavirus (COVID 19) Infection in Pregnancy [2020]
• Czech Republic
  • Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    • Anxiety and depressive symptoms in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic-Broader sociodemographic causes, connections and implications [2023]
• Democratic Republic of Congo
  • World Health Organization
    • Maintaining the provision and use of services for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and older people during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Democratic Republic of the Congo: community-based distribution of DMPA-SC and self-injectable DMPA-SC [2022]
• Denmark
  • Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    • Risk factors for and pregnancy outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy according to disease severity: A nationwide cohort study with validation of the SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis [2023]
    • SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy in Denmark-characteristics and outcomes after confirmed infection in pregnancy: A nationwide, prospective, population-based cohort study [2021]
  • Acta Paediatrica
    • Preterm birth rates were slightly lower in Denmark during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the previous 4 years [2022]
  • Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    • Danish premature birth rates during the COVID-19 lockdown [2021]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Concerns about transmission, changed services and place of birth in the early COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey among Danish pregnant women. The COVIDPregDK study [2021]
  • Danish Medical Journal
    • Dilemmas and Priorities in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemic [2020]
  • European Journal of Pediatrics
    • Preterm birth, stillbirth and early neonatal mortality during the Danish COVID-19 lockdown [2021]
• Ethiopia
  • BMC Women's Health
    • Essential maternal health service disruptions in Ethiopia during COVID 19 pandemic: a systematic review [2022]
  • Maternal and Child Health Journal
    • Could COVID-19 Reverse the Modest Gains Made in Newborn Health in Ethiopia? [2021]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on utilization of essential maternal healthcare services in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
    • Pregnant women's knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 infection prevention in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
• Europe
  • Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    • Variations across Europe in hospitalization and management of pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 during the initial phase of the pandemic: Multi-national population-based cohort study using the International Network of Obstetric Survey Systems (INOSS) [2023]
  • Euro-Peristat
    • Socioeconomic disparities in changes to preterm birth and stillbirth rates during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a study of 21 European countries [2024]
    • Population birth data and pandemic readiness in Europe [2021]
  • European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    • EBCOG position statement on COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant and breastfeeding women [2021]
    • How to reduce the potential risk of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during vaginal delivery? [2020]
  • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
    • Perinatal mortality and morbidity of SARS-COV-2 infection during pregnancy in European countries: Findings from an international study [2020]
  • International Breastfeeding Journal
    • Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding at discharge during the COVID-19 pandemic in 17 WHO European Region countries [2022]
  • Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
    • Breastfeeding supportive practices in European hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic [2022]
  • Pediatric Research
    • European consensus recommendations for neonatal and paediatric retrievals of positive or suspected COVID-19 patients [2021]
• France
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on preterm birth and stillbirth: a nationwide, population-based retrospective cohort study [2021]
  • Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine
    • Anaesthesia and intensive care in obstetrics during the COVID-19 pandemic [2020]
  • BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on risk of prematurity, birthweight and obstetric complications: A multivariate analysis from a nationwide, population-based retrospective cohort study [2022]
  • Bulletin de l'Académie Nationale de Médecine
    • Covid-19, pregnancy and childbirth [2020]
  • Diabetes & Metabolism
    • Three alternative ways to screen for hyperglycaemia in pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic [2020]
  • Gynécologie Obstétrique Fertilité & Sénologie
    • SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy. Information and proposal of management care. CNGOF [2020]
  • Haute Autorité de Santé
    • Post-natal follow-up for women and neonates during the COVID-19 pandemic: French National Authority for Health recommendations [2020]
    • Follow-up for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: French national authority for health recommendations [2020]
  • Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction
    • A snapshot of the Covid-19 pandemic among pregnant women in France [2020]
  • Midwifery
    • Adaptation of independent midwives to the COVID-19 pandemic: A national descriptive survey [2021]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Obstetrical outcomes and maternal morbidities associated with COVID-19 in pregnant women in France: A national retrospective cohort study [2021]
• Germany
  • Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
    • Pregnancy and SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Germany—the CRONOS Registry [2020]
• Greece
  • European Journal of Midwifery
    • Prevalence of postpartum depression and antenatal anxiety symptoms during COVID-19 pandemic: An observational prospective cohort study in Greece [2022]
• High-income countries
  • BMJ Open
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on expectant and new parents' experience of pregnancy, childbirth, breast feeding, parental responsiveness and sensitivity, and bonding and attunement in high-income countries: a systematic review of the evidence [2022]
  • Diabetes Epidemiology and Management
    • Performance of guidelines for the screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review of the guidelines and diagnostic studies evaluating the recommended testing strategies [2021]
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Systematic review of the safety, immunogenicity, and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant and lactating individuals and their infants [2022]
  • Nature Communications
    • Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness and perinatal outcomes of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy [2022]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Mother-to-child transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies [2023]
• Hungary
  • Journal of Perinatal Medicine
    • Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant and lactating women in Hungary [2022]
• Iceland
  • Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    • Changes in obstetric interventions and preterm birth during COVID-19: A nationwide study from Iceland [2021]
• India
  • Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India
    • Good clinical practice recommendation on pregnancy with COVID-19 Infection [2020]
  • Indian Academy of Pediatrics
    • Breastfeeding in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Position Statement of Indian Academy of Pediatrics and Infant and Young Child Feeding Chapter [2022]
    • Breastfeeding and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination: Position Statement of Indian Academy of Pediatrics Advisory Committee on Vaccination and Immunization Practices [2021]
  • Indian Pediatrics
    • Update to Perinatal-Neonatal Management of COVID-19 Guidelines [2022]
    • Perinatal-Neonatal Management of COVID-19 Infection — Guidelines of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), National Neonatology Forum of India (NNF), and Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) [2020]
  • International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries
    • Diagnosis and principles of management of gestational diabetes mellitus in the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic [2020]
  • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India
    • Preliminary Results from the FOGSI's National Registry on Pregnancy with COVID-19 [2021]
    • Coping with COVID Crisis [2020]
  • Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics
    • Assessment of knowledge and opinion regarding breastfeeding practices during COVID-19 pandemic among paediatricians and obstetricians in India: an online survey [2021]
• Indonesia
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • The effect of COVID-19 on women's experiences of pregnancy, birth and postpartum in Indonesia: a rapid online survey [2023]
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Monitoring continuity of maternal and child health services, Indonesia [2022]
  • Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare
    • Recommendations for improving maternal health services in Indonesian primary care under the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a systematic review and appraisal of international guidelines [2023]
• International
  • Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    • Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in general population: A living systematic review and meta-analysis (updated Aug 14, 2021) [2022]
    • COVID-19 pandemic and population-level pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in general population: A living systematic review and meta-analysis (Update#2: November 20, 2021) [2022]
    • Novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) in pregnancy: What clinical recommendations to follow? [2020]
    • A critical review of the pathophysiology of thrombotic complications and clinical practice recommendations for thromboprophylaxis in pregnant patients with COVID-19 [2020]
  • AJOG Global Reports
    • Systematic review and meta-analysis of COVID-19 maternal and neonatal clinical features and pregnancy outcomes up to June 3, 2021 [2022]
  • American Journal of Infection Control
    • Is it safe and effective to administer COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy? A systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Systematic review and synthesis of stillbirths and late miscarriages following SARS-CoV-2 infections [2023]
    • SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and risk of preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
    • Effects of prenatal exposure to maternal COVID-19 and perinatal care on neonatal outcome: results from the INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study [2022]
    • Diabetes mellitus, maternal adiposity, and insulin-dependent gestational diabetes are associated with COVID-19 in pregnancy: the INTERCOVID study [2022]
    • Equity in Covid-19 vaccine development and deployment [2021]
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM
    • Systematic review and critical evaluation of quality of clinical practice guidelines on the management of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy [2022]
  • American Journal of Perinatology
    • Neonatal Resuscitation and Postresuscitation Care of Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection [2020]
  • Archives of Women's Mental Health
    • Changes to women's childbirth plans during the COVID-19 pandemic and posttraumatic stress symptoms: a cross-national study [2024]
  • Autoimmunity Reviews
    • COVID-19 vaccine safety during pregnancy in women with systemic lupus erythematosus [2023]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • The prevalence of mental ill-health in women during pregnancy and after childbirth during the Covid-19 pandemic: a systematic review and Meta-analysis [2023]
    • Lessons from digital technology-enabled health interventions implemented during the coronavirus pandemic to improve maternal and birth outcomes: a global scoping review [2023]
    • Global knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
    • Current trends and geographical differences in therapeutic profile and outcomes of COVID-19 among pregnant women - a systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
  • BMC Public Health
    • Guidelines and best practice recommendations on reproductive health services provision amid COVID-19 pandemic: scoping review [2021]
  • BMJ
    • SARS-CoV-2 positivity in offspring and timing of mother-to-child transmission: living systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
    • Clinical manifestations, risk factors, and maternal and perinatal outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy: living systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • BMJ Global Health
    • Global variations in the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its outcomes in pregnant women by geographical region and country's income status: a meta-analysis [2022]
    • Global impact of COVID-19 on newborn screening programmes [2022]
    • Small and sick newborn care during the COVID-19 pandemic: global survey and thematic analysis of healthcare providers’ voices and experiences [2021]
    • Voices from the frontline: findings from a thematic analysis of a rapid online global survey of maternal and newborn health professionals facing the COVID-19 pandemic [2020]
  • BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
    • Misalignment of global COVID-19 breastfeeding and newborn care guidelines with World Health Organization recommendations [2020]
  • BMJ Open
    • Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic and social media on the behaviour of pregnant and lactating women towards vaccination: a scoping review [2023]
    • COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • CMAJ
    • The impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
  • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
    • Testing for gestational diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic. An evaluation of proposed protocols for the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia [2020]
  • Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
    • Temporary changes in clinical guidelines of gestational diabetes screening and management during COVID-19 outbreak: A narrative review [2020]
  • Diagnostics
    • ISIDOG Recommendations Concerning COVID-19 and Pregnancy [2020]
  • Drugs & Therapy Perspectives
    • Preventive measures and management of COVID-19 in pregnancy [2020]
  • EClinicalMedicine
    • Global changes in maternity care provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
  • European Journal of Epidemiology
    • COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant women and mothers of young children: results of a survey in 16 countries [2021]
  • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
    • Worldwide beliefs among pregnant women on SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: a systematic review [2022]
    • The impact of mitigation measures on perinatal outcomes during the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review with meta-analysis [2022]
    • Maternal and perinatal outcomes in pregnant women infected by SARS-CoV-2: A meta-analysis [2020]
  • European Journal of Pediatrics
    • SARS-COV-2 infection in children and newborns: a systematic review [2020]
  • Frontiers in Immunology
    • The Effects of COVID-19 Vaccination on Lactating Women: A Systematic Review of the Literature [2022]
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Universal Testing Policy for COVID-19 in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review [2022]
    • Pregnancy and Breastfeeding During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review of Published Pregnancy Cases [2020]
  • Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    • COVID-19 in pregnancy, delivery and the neonatal period - An interactive e-Learning course for health professionals [2021]
  • Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
    • COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review [2020]
  • Human Reproduction Open
    • Joint IFFS/ESHRE statement on COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women and those considering pregnancy [2021]
  • Infection and Drug Resistance
    • A Comprehensive Review of the Management of Pregnant Women with COVID-19: Useful Information for Obstetricians [2021]
  • International Breastfeeding Journal
    • Recommendations for breastfeeding during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic [2022]
    • Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic – a literature review for clinical practice [2020]
  • International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
    • Safe Motherhood and COVID-19 – March 2021 update [2021]
    • COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women [2021]
    • Non-Communicable Diseases and COVID-19 [2020]
    • Global interim guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy and puerperium from FIGO and allied partners: Information for healthcare professionals [2020]
    • COVID-19 Early Pregnancy Guidance [2020]
    • COVID-19 Resources
  • International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society
    • Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance on Behalf of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society [2020]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Protecting Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Perinatal Care Recommendations in the Context of Maternal and Child Well-Being [2022]
    • Guidelines for Pregnancy Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Public Health Conundrum [2020]
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Consequences and implications of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on pregnancy and newborns: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
    • A systematic scoping review of COVID-19 during pregnancy and childbirth [2020]
  • International Journal of Public Health
    • Fear and Anxiety in Pregnant Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review [2023]
  • International Society for Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • ISIDOG Consensus Guidelines on COVID-19 Vaccination for Women before, during and after Pregnancy [2021]
  • International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • ISUOG Safety Committee updated recommendation on use of respirators by practitioners undertaking obstetric and gynecological ultrasound in context of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern [2022]
    • ISUOG Safety Committee Position Statement on use of personal protective equipment and hazard mitigation in relation to SARS-CoV-2 for practitioners undertaking obstetric and gynecological ultrasound [2020]
    • ISUOG Safety Committee Position Statement on safe performance of obstetric and gynecological scans and equipment cleaning in context of COVID-19 [2020]
    • ISUOG Interim Guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals – an update [2020]
    • ISUOG Interim Guidance on 2019 novel coronavirus infection during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals [2020]
    • ISUOG Consensus Statement on rationalization of early-pregnancy care and provision of ultrasonography in context of SARS-CoV-2 [2020]
    • ISUOG Consensus Statement on organization of routine and specialist obstetric ultrasound services in the context of COVID-19 [2020]
  • International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
    • Physician experiences in management of COVID-19-associated coagulopathy in pregnancy: Communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Women's Health Issues in Thrombosis and Haemostasis [2021]
    • COVID-19 Coagulopathy in Pregnancy: Critical Review, Preliminary Recommendations and ISTH Registry - Communication from the ISTH SSC for Women’s Health [2021]
  • JAMA Pediatrics
    • Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection [2021]
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
    • Psychological health status in postpartum women during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
    • SARS-CoV-2 in Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Summary of Current Guidelines [2020]
  • Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
    • Managing pregnancy in COVID-19 pandemic: A review article [2020]
  • Journal of Global Health
    • Use of routine health information systems to monitor disruptions of coverage of maternal, newborn, and child health services during COVID-19: A scoping review [2023]
    • A systematic review and meta-analysis of data on pregnant women with confirmed COVID-19: Clinical presentation, and pregnancy and perinatal outcomes based on COVID-19 severity [2021]
  • Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
    • Improving the quality of care in pregnancy and childbirth with coronavirus (COVID-19): a systematic review [2020]
  • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
    • Corticosteroids Use in Pregnant Women with COVID-19: Recommendations from Available Evidence [2021]
  • Journal of Nursing Management
    • Navigating through motherhood in pregnancy and postpartum periods during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis [2022]
  • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    • Evaluation of pregnancy outcomes in mothers with COVID-19 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
  • Journal of Perinatology
    • Perinatal aspects on the covid-19 pandemic: a practical resource for perinatal–neonatal specialists [2020]
  • Journal of Pregnancy
    • Effect of COVID-19 on Pregnancy and Neonate's Vital Parameters: A Systematic Review [2023]
    • Effect of COVID-19 on Mortality of Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2021]
  • Lancet Global Health
    • Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and perinatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
    • A public health approach for deciding policy on infant feeding and mother–infant contact in the context of COVID-19 [2021]
    • Inclusion of pregnant women in COVID-19 treatment trials: a review and global call to action [2020]
  • Lancet Infectious Diseases
    • Guidelines for pregnant women with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection [2020]
  • Maternal & Child Nutrition
    • Remote provision of breastfeeding support and education: Systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • Maternal and Child Health Journal
    • Problems with Early Systematic Reviews: The Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Pregnancy [2020]
  • Mayo Clinic Proceedings
    • SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 During Pregnancy: A Multidisciplinary Review [2020]
  • Medicina
    • Screening for Gestational Diabetes during the COVID-19 Pandemic—Current Recommendations and Their Consequences [2021]
  • Nature Human Behaviour
    • Changes in preterm birth and stillbirth during COVID-19 lockdowns in 26 countries [2023]
  • Nutrients
    • COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Influence of Body Weight and Nutritional Status on Maternal and Pregnancy Outcomes-A Review of Literature and Meta-Analysis [2023]
  • Pediatric Research
    • International comparison of guidelines for managing neonates at the early phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic [2021]
  • Pediatrics and Neonatology
    • Characterization of neonates born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection: Review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • PLoS ONE
    • COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant women worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
    • Maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with COVID-19 infection: A systematic review [2020]
  • Public Health
    • COVID-19 pandemic and neonatal birth weight: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
    • Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • Reproductive Health
    • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and perinatal health: a scoping review [2021]
    • Sexual and reproductive health (SRH): a key issue in the emergency response to the coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) outbreak [2020]
  • Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
    • Breastfeeding prevalence in newborns of mothers with COVID-19: a systematic review [2023]
  • Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
    • COVID-19 and Preeclampsia: A Systematic Review of Pathophysiological Interactions [2023]
  • Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
    • Breastfeeding in times of COVID-19: a scoping review [2022]
  • Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
    • COVID-19 and the production of knowledge regarding recommendations during pregnancy: a scoping review [2020]
  • Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
    • COVID-19 and newborn health: systematic review [2020]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Maternal outcomes and risk factors for COVID-19 severity among pregnant women [2021]
  • Seminars in Perinatology
    • A review of newborn outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic [2020]
  • United Nations Population Fund
    • How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect births? [2021]
    • UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy [2020]
    • Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Maternal and Newborn Health & COVID-19 [2020]
    • COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services [2020]
  • Vaccine
    • Safety of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
    • Safety of components and platforms of COVID-19 vaccines considered for use in pregnancy: A rapid review [2021]
  • Viruses
    • COVID-19 Pharmacotherapy in Pregnancy: A Literature Review of Current Therapeutic Choices [2023]
    • SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review of Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes [2022]
  • World Association of Perinatal Medicine
    • Maternal and perinatal outcomes of pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection [2021]
    • Maternal and perinatal outcomes in high compared to low risk pregnancies complicated by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (phase 2): the World Association of Perinatal Medicine working group on coronavirus disease 2019 [2021]
    • Risk factors associated with adverse fetal outcomes in pregnancies affected by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a secondary analysis of the WAPM study on COVID-19 [2020]
    • Clinical management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnancy: recommendations of WAPM-World Association of Perinatal Medicine [2020]
• Iran
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • COVID-19 vaccine registry for pregnant women: policy to control complications of vaccination in pregnant women in 2021-2022 [2023]
  • Italian Journal of Pediatrics
    • The incidence of congenital anomalies in newborns before and during the Covid-19 pandemic [2022]
• Israel
  • Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
    • Vaginal delivery in SARS-CoV-2-infected pregnant women in Israel: a multicenter prospective analysis [2020]
  • International Breastfeeding Journal
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding in Israel: a cross- sectional, observational survey [2022]
  • Lancet Respiratory Medicine
    • Outcome predictors and patient progress following delivery in pregnant and postpartum patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonitis in intensive care units in Israel (OB-COVICU): a nationwide cohort study [2023]
  • Nature Communications
    • Effectiveness of a third BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy: a national observational study in Israel [2022]
• Israel, United States
  • PLoS ONE
    • mRNA Covid-19 vaccines in pregnancy: A systematic review [2022]
• Italy
  • Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
    • Prevalence of breastfeeding and birth practices during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic within the Italian Baby-Friendly Hospital network. What have we learned? [2022]
  • Archives of Women's Mental Health
    • Previous psychopathology predicted severe COVID-19 concern, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms in pregnant women during “lockdown” in Italy [2020]
  • BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • SARS-CoV-2 infection among hospitalised pregnant women and impact of different viral strains on COVID-19 severity in Italy: a national prospective population-based cohort study [2022]
  • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
    • Recommendations and management of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy [2020]
    • Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic: suggestions on behalf of Woman Study Group of AMD [2020]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Childbirth Care among SARS-CoV-2 Positive Women in Italy [2021]
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • COVID-19 Obstetrics Task Force, Lombardy, Italy: executive management summary and short report of outcome [2020]
  • Italian Journal of Pediatrics
    • Breastfeeding and COVID-19 vaccination: position statement of the Italian scientific societies [2021]
    • Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in newborns and infants: what we know so far [2020]
  • Maternal & Child Nutrition
    • Breastfeeding and Coronavirus Disease-2019. Ad interim indications of the Italian Society of Neonatology endorsed by the Union of European Neonatal & Perinatal Societies [2020]
  • Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
    • Italian recommendations for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes during COVID-19 pandemic: Position statement AMD-SID, diabetes, and pregnancy study group [2020]
  • Pediatric Research
    • Italian neonatologists and SARS-CoV-2: lessons learned to face coming new waves [2021]
  • Società Italiana di Neonatologia
    • SARS-CoV-2 perinatal transmission and neonatal outcomes across four different waves of COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide prospective cohort study from the Italian Society of Neonatology [2024]
    • Breastfeeding and coronavirus disease-2019: Ad interim indications of the Italian Society of Neonatology endorsed by the Union of European Neonatal & Perinatal Societies [2020]
• Japan
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Clinical characteristics of pregnant women with COVID-19 in Japan: a nationwide questionnaire survey [2021]
  • BMJ Open
    • Risk factors for severe disease and impact of severity on pregnant women with COVID-19: a case-control study based on data from a nationwide survey of maternity services in Japan [2022]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Decline in Partner-Accompanied Births during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Internet-Based Study [2023]
  • Journal of Epidemiology
    • The Prevalence of COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccine Hesitancy in Pregnant Women: An Internet-based Cross-sectional Study in Japan [2022]
  • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
    • Anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination strategy for pregnant women in Japan [2021]
    • Survey on the use of personal protective equipment and COVID-19 testing of pregnant women in Japan [2020]
  • Pediatrics International
    • Management of infants born to mothers with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in the delivery room: A tentative proposal 2020 [2021]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Amelioration of prevalence of threatened preterm labor during the COVID-19 pandemic: nationwide database analysis in Japan [2022]
• Jordan
  • PLoS ONE
    • COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among women planning for pregnancy, pregnant or breastfeeding mothers in Jordan: A cross-sectional study [2023]
  • Women's Health
    • Impact of coronavirus 2019 pandemic on post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among pregnant women in Jordan [2022]
• Kazakhstan
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Maternal Mortality in Kazakhstan and Comparison with the Countries in Central Asia [2023]
• Kenya
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
    • SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Pregnant and Postpartum Women, Kenya, 2020–2021 [2021]
  • Human Resources for Health
    • Maternal and newborn care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya: re-contextualising the community midwifery model [2020]
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Lack of clear national policy guidance on COVID-19 vaccines influences behaviors in pregnant and lactating women in Kenya [2022]
• Kuwait
  • BMC Pediatrics
    • Neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infections during pregnancy: a national prospective study in Kuwait [2022]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Maternal and perinatal characteristics and outcomes of pregnancies complicated with COVID-19 in Kuwait [2020]
• Latin America
  • JBRA Assisted Reproduction
    • Statement - COVID-19 Vaccination - Male and Female fertility, treatments to get pregnant, pregnancy [2022]
• Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Maternal and Neonatal Immunization Field Guide for Latin America and the Caribbean – Annex COVID-19 [2023]
• Latvia
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Women's perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn care in childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia: Results from the IMAgiNE EURO study on 40 WHO standards-based quality measures [2022]
• Low and middle income countries
  • BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • COVID-19 antibody positivity over time and pregnancy outcomes in seven low-and-middle-income countries: A prospective, observational study of the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research [2023]
    • Health care in pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic and pregnancy outcomes in six low- and-middle-income countries: Evidence from a prospective, observational registry of the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health [2022]
  • Global Health Action
    • Maternal mortality in the covid-19 pandemic: findings from a rapid systematic review [2022]
  • Journal of Perinatology
    • COVID-19 preparedness—a survey among neonatal care providers in low- and middle-income countries [2021]
  • Maternal and Child Health Journal
    • The Changing Aspects of Motherhood in Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries [2020]
• Luxembourg
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth in Luxembourg during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study [2022]
• Malawi
  • Lancet Global Health
    • Comparison of maternal and neonatal outcomes of COVID-19 before and after SARS-CoV-2 omicron emergence in maternity facilities in Malawi (MATSurvey): data from a national maternal surveillance platform [2022]
• Mexico
  • Gaceta Médica de México
    • Comorbidities associated with maternal mortality from COVID-19 in Mexico [2021]
• Mozambique
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Early effects of COVID-19 on maternal and child health service disruption in Mozambique [2023]
• Nepal
  • Lancet Global Health
    • Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic response on intrapartum care, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality outcomes in Nepal: a prospective observational study [2020]
• Netherlands
  • BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy during the first wave of COVID-19 in the Netherlands: a prospective nationwide population-based cohort study (NethOSS) [2022]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Association between COVID-19 lockdown measures and the incidence of iatrogenic versus spontaneous very preterm births in the Netherlands: a retrospective study [2021]
  • Reproductive Health
    • Effect of COVID-19 on antenatal care: experiences of medical professionals in the Netherlands [2023]
• Netherlands, United Kingdom
  • PLoS ONE
    • Making maternity and neonatal care personalised in the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the Babies Born Better survey in the UK and the Netherlands [2022]
• New Zealand
  • New Zealand College of Midwives
    • COVID-19
  • Starship
    • Neonatal recommendations for COVID-19 [2022]
    • COVID-19 Delivery Attendance by NICU team [2022]
    • COVID-19 - NICU Surgical Cases [2021]
    • COVID-19 - Expressed Breast Milk (EBM) [2021]
  • Women and Birth
    • New Zealand maternity and midwifery services and the COVID-19 response: A systematic scoping review [2022]
• Nigeria
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Good clinical practice advice for the management of pregnant women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in Nigeria [2020]
  • World Health Organization
    • Maintaining the provision and use of services for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and older people during the COVID-19 pandemic: Nigeria: reducing the indirect causes of maternal morbidity and mortality: the RICOM3 Project [2022]
• Nordic countries
  • Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    • COVID-19 in pregnancy-characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital because of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Nordic countries [2021]
  • BMJ
    • Covid-19 infection and vaccination during first trimester and risk of congenital anomalies: Nordic registry based study [2024]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Fetal death after the introduction of COVID-19 mitigation measures in Sweden, Denmark and Norway: a registry-based study [2022]
• Norway
  • BMJ Open
    • Impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy-related healthcare utilisation: a prospective nationwide registry study [2022]
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Quality of health care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the IMAgiNE EURO study in Norway and trends over time [2022]
  • JAMA Internal Medicine
    • Association of COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy With Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Infants [2022]
• Poland
  • Ginekologia Polska
    • Management of birth, postpartum care and breastfeeding — Polish recommendations and guidelines during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic [2021]
    • COVID-19 impact on perinatal care: risk factors, clinical manifestation and prophylaxis. Polish experts’ opinion for December 2020 [2021]
    • Polish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics statement on safety measures and performance of ultrasound examinations in obstetrics and gynecology during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic [2020]
• Portugal
  • Acta Médica Portuguesa
    • One Year of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: A National Wide Collaborative Study [2022]
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Regional differences in the quality of maternal and neonatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal: Results from the IMAgiNE EURO study [2022]
• Qatar
  • PLoS ONE
    • Impact of timing and severity of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy on intrauterine fetal growth- a registry-based study from Qatar [2023]
• Republic of Guinea
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Improving access to and use of maternal health services during COVID-19: Experience from a health system strengthening project in Guinea [2022]
• Republic of Korea
  • Journal of Infection and Public Health
    • Impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women in South Korea: Focusing on prevalence, severity, and clinical outcomes [2022]
  • PLoS ONE
    • COVID-19, maternal, and neonatal outcomes: National Mother-Child Cohort (NMCC) of K-COV-N cohort in South Korea [2023]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Changes in preterm birth and birthweight during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a nationwide study in South Korea [2022]
• Romania
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Women's assessment of the quality of hospital-based perinatal care by mode of birth in Romania during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the IMAgiNE EURO study [2022]
• Russia
  • Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
    • Clinical course of novel COVID-19 infection in pregnant women [2020]
• Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
    • Considerations and Recommendations for Obstetric Anesthesia Care During COVID-19 Pandemic - Saudi Anesthesia Society Guidelines [2020]
  • Saudi Medical Journal
    • Saudi Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine guidance on pregnancy and coronavirus disease 2019 [2020]
• Singapore
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Care of the Pregnant Woman with COVID-19 in Labor and Delivery: Anesthesia, Emergency cesarean delivery, Differential diagnosis in the acutely ill parturient, Care of the newborn, and Protection of the healthcare personnel [2020]
  • Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore
    • Newborn Resuscitation in COVID-19 [2020]
  • BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • From the frontline of COVID-19 – how prepared are we as obstetricians? A commentary [2020]
  • Singapore Medical Journal
    • Guidance for the clinical management of infants born to mothers with suspected/confirmed COVID-19 in Singapore [2022]
• South Africa
  • Global Health Action
    • Indirect effects of COVID-19 on maternal and child health in South Africa [2023]
• Southern Africa
  • Vaccines
    • Policy and Guideline Review of Vaccine Safety for COVID-19 in Pregnant Women in Southern Africa, with a Particular Focus on South Africa [2022]
• Spain
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • The association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and preterm delivery: a prospective study with a multivariable analysis [2021]
  • Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
    • Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Pregnancy: A Clinical Management Protocol and Considerations for Practice [2020]
  • Frontiers in Pediatrics
    • Neonatal Infection Due to SARS-CoV-2: An Epidemiological Study in Spain [2020]
  • International Breastfeeding Journal
    • Good practices in perinatal care and breastfeeding protection during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a national situation analysis among BFHI maternity hospitals in Spain [2021]
  • Sociedad Española de Neonatología
    • Perinatal care of moderate and late preterm in Spain. Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic [2022]
  • Viruses
    • Pregnancy Outcomes and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: The Spanish Obstetric Emergency Group Study [2021]
    • Obstetric Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Asymptomatic Pregnant Women [2021]
• Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
    • SLCOG Guideline on Management of Covid-19 in Pregnancy [2021]
    • Antenatal Care in the Ward for COVID 19 confirmed cases or COVID 19 suspected patients [2021]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • An integrative literature review on the impact of COVID-19 on maternal and child health in Africa [2023]
  • BMJ Global Health
    • Health service utilisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020: a multicountry empirical assessment with a focus on maternal, newborn and child health services [2022]
  • Global Health Research and Policy
    • The direct and indirect impact of COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child health services in Africa: a scoping review [2022]
  • Women and Birth
    • Postnatal care services availability and utilization during the COVID-19 era in sub-Saharan Africa: A rapid review [2022]
• Sweden
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
    • Preterm Birth and Stillbirth During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden: A Nationwide Cohort Study [2021]
  • BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • SARS-CoV-2 and pregnancy outcomes under universal and non-universal testing in Sweden: register-based nationwide cohort study [2022]
  • Public Health Agency of Sweden
    • Public Health Agency of Sweden's Brief Report: Pregnant and postpartum women with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in intensive care in Sweden [2020]
• Switzerland
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Quality of maternal and newborn care in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study based on WHO quality standards [2022]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Mental health in pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a Swiss online survey [2022]
  • Swiss Medical Weekly
    • Neonates with SARS-CoV-2 infection: spectrum of disease from a prospective nationwide observational cohort study [2022]
    • Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on incidence, treatment and outcome of very preterm born infants in Switzerland: a retrospective, population-based cohort study [2022]
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Swiss pregnant and breastfeeding women – a cross-sectional study covering the first pandemic wave [2021]
  • Viruses
    • SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Willingness among Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women during the First Pandemic Wave: A Cross-Sectional Study in Switzerland [2021]
• Tajikistan
  • WHO European Region
    • Data availability for assessing disruption of essential services for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health during COVID-19: lessons learned from Tajikistan [2022]
• Turkey
  • European Journal of Pediatrics
    • Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of neonates with late-onset COVID-19: 1-year data of Turkish Neonatal Society [2022]
  • Turkish Archives of Pediatrics
    • The Turkish Neonatal Society proposal for the management of COVID-19 in the neonatal intensive care unit [2020]
• United Kingdom
  • Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    • Management and implications of severe COVID-19 in pregnancy in the UK: data from the UK Obstetric Surveillance System national cohort [2022]
  • Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine
    • Obstetric services in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national survey [2022]
  • Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    • Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in Scottish neonates 2020-2022: a national, population-based cohort study [2023]
  • Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • Effects of the COVID pandemic on pregnancy outcomes [2021]
  • BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • Maternity services in the UK during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a national survey of modifications to standard care [2021]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Induction of labour during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of impact on practice in the UK [2021]
  • BMJ
    • Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK: national population based cohort study [2020]
  • BMJ Open
    • Which ethical values underpin England’s National Health Service reset of paediatric and maternity services following COVID-19: a rapid review [2021]
    • Changes in neonatal admissions, care processes and outcomes in England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic: a whole population cohort study [2021]
  • Department of Health and Social Care
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for pregnant employees
  • Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
    • Managing Diabetes in Pregnancy before, during and after COVID-19 [2020]
  • International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
    • COVID-19 infection and maternal morbidity in critical care units in Scotland: a national cohort study [2023]
  • JAMA
    • Stillbirths During the COVID-19 Pandemic in England, April-June 2020 [2021]
  • Journal of Hospital Infection
    • Maternity services' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: how Public Health England guidance was implemented in practice [2022]
  • Lancet Respiratory Medicine
    • Pregnancy outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection in periods dominated by delta and omicron variants in Scotland: a population-based cohort study [2022]
  • Midwifery
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on midwifery-led service provision in the United Kingdom in 2020-21: Findings of three national surveys [2022]
  • Obstetric Anaesthetists Association
    • Management of pregnant women with known or suspected COVID-19 [2020]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Obstetric interventions and pregnancy outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: A nationwide cohort study [2022]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Breastfeeding rates in England during the Covid-19 pandemic and the previous decade: Analysis of national surveys and routine data [2023]
    • The incidence, characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women hospitalized with symptomatic and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK from March to September 2020: A national cohort study using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS) [2021]
  • Pregnancy Hypertension
    • Changes to management of hypertension in pregnancy, and attitudes to self-management: An online survey of obstetricians, before and following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic [2021]
  • Public Health
    • National population prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in Scotland during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic [2021]
    • National population prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among pregnant women in Scotland during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective national serosurvey [2021]
  • Public Health Scotland
    • COVID-19 Wider Impacts – Method of Delivery
    • COVID-19 Wider Impacts – Induction of Labour
    • COVID-19 Wider Impacts – Gestation at delivery
    • COVID-19 Wider Impacts – Antenatal Bookings
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19), pregnancy and women’s health
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Safety of COVID-19 vaccines when given in pregnancy
    • COVID-19: paediatric surveillance
    • COVID-19 vaccination: women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
• United Kingdom, United States
  • Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of COVID-19: coreporting of common outcomes from PAN-COVID and AAP-SONPM registries [2021]
• United States
  • Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
    • ABM Statement: Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination in Lactation [2020]
    • ABM Statement on Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) [2020]
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Successes and Lessons Learned in Responding to the Needs of Pediatricians, Children, and Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic [2024]
    • Maternal and Newborn Hospital Outcomes of Perinatal SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A National Registry [2023]
    • COVID-19
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • COVID-19 Vaccination Considerations for Obstetric–Gynecologic Care [2023]
    • COVID-19 FAQs for Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Obstetrics [2020]
  • American Heart Association
    • Guidance for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Children With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 [2022]
    • 2022 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: From the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Adult and Pediatric Task Forces of the American Heart Association in Collaboration With the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Respiratory Care, the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, and American Society of Anesthesiologists [2022]
    • Interim Guidance for Basic and Advanced Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: From the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and Get With the Guidelines®-Resuscitation Adult and Pediatric Task Forces of the American Heart Association in Collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Respiratory Care, American College of Emergency Physicians, The Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, and American Society of Anesthesiologists: Supporting Organizations: American Association of Critical Care Nurses and National EMS Physicians [2020]
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • The coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine in pregnancy: risks, benefits, and recommendations [2021]
    • The COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy: risks benefits and recommendations [2021]
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM
    • Changes and geographic variation in rates of preterm birth and stillbirth during the prepandemic period and COVID-19 pandemic, according to health insurance claims in the United States, April–June 2019 and April–June 2020 [2022]
    • COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant people in the United States: a systematic review [2022]
    • From the trenches: inpatient management of coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy [2020]
    • Forecasting the Impact of Coronavirus Disease During Delivery Hospitalization: An Aid for Resources Utilization [2020]
    • Clinical course of severe and critical COVID-19 in hospitalized pregnancies: a US cohort study [2020]
  • American Journal of Perinatology
    • Longitudinal Survey of COVID-19 Burden and Related Policies in U.S. Neonatal Intensive Care Units [2021]
    • Protecting Labor and Delivery Personnel from COVID-19 during the Second Stage of Labor [2020]
    • General Guidelines in the Management of an Obstetrical Patient on the Labor and Delivery Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemic [2020]
    • Corticosteroid Guidance for Pregnancy during COVID-19 Pandemic [2020]
    • COVID-19 in Newborns and Infants—Low Risk of Severe Disease: Silver Lining or Dark Cloud? [2020]
    • A Proposed Plan for Prenatal Care to Minimize Risks of COVID-19 to Patients and Providers: Focus on Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy [2020]
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
    • Perinatal Care Changes During COVID-19: A Population-Based Analysis by Race/Ethnicity [2022]
  • American Journal of Public Health
    • The Pent-Up Demand for Breastfeeding Among US Women: Trends After COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place [2023]
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine
    • Prior and novel coronaviruses, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and human reproduction: what is known? [2020]
  • American Society of Echocardiography
    • ASE Statement on Adapting Pediatric, Fetal, and Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiographic Services to the Evolving COVID-19 Pandemic [2021]
    • Specific Considerations for Pediatric, Fetal, and Congenital Heart Disease Patients and Echocardiography Service Providers during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: Council on Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Supplement to the Statement of the American Society of Echocardiography: Endorsed by the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography and the Fetal Heart Society [2020]
  • Archives of Women's Mental Health
    • Geotemporal analysis of perinatal care changes and maternal mental health: an example from the COVID-19 pandemic [2022]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations and Maternal Vaccination Among Infants Aged 6 Months — COVID-NET, 12 States, October 2022–April 2024 [2024]
    • CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry: Design, data collection, response rates, and cohort description [2024]
    • Effectiveness of Maternal mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Against COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations in Infants Aged <6 Months During SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Predominance — 20 States, March 9, 2022–May 31, 2023 [2023]
    • COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendations and Practices for Women of Reproductive Age by Health Care Providers — Fall DocStyles Survey, United States, 2022 [2023]
    • Receipt of COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy and Preterm or Small-for-Gestational-Age at Birth — Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 15, 2020–July 22, 2021 [2022]
    • Effectiveness of Maternal Vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy Against COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization in Infants Aged 6 Months — 17 States, July 2021–January 2022 [2022]
    • Risk for Stillbirth Among Women With and Without COVID-19 at Delivery Hospitalization — United States, March 2020–September 2021 [2021]
    • COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women During Pregnancy — Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 14, 2020–May 8, 2021 [2021]
    • Update: Characteristics of Symptomatic Women of Reproductive Age with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Pregnancy Status — United States, January 22–October 3, 2020 [2020]
    • SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Hospitalized Pregnant Women: Reasons for Admission and Pregnancy Characteristics — Eight U.S. Health Care Centers, March 1–May 30, 2020 [2020]
    • Implementation of Hospital Practices Supportive of Breastfeeding in the Context of COVID-19 — United States, July 15–August 20, 2020 [2020]
    • Characteristics of Women of Reproductive Age with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Pregnancy Status — United States, January 22–June 7, 2020 [2020]
    • Characteristics and Maternal and Birth Outcomes of Hospitalized Pregnant Women with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 13 States, March 1–August 22, 2020 [2020]
    • Birth and Infant Outcomes Following Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy — SET-NET, 16 Jurisdictions, March 29–October 14, 2020 [2020]
  • Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Anesthesia Considerations for Pregnant People With COVID-19 Infection [2022]
  • Current Opinion in Pediatrics
    • Perinatal COVID-19: guideline development, implementation, and challenges [2021]
    • Management of neonates after postpartum discharge and all children in the ambulatory setting during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic [2020]
  • Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
    • Management of Coronavirus Disease-2019 Infection in Pregnancy [2023]
  • Frontiers in Sociology
    • The Impacts of COVID-19 on US Maternity Care Practices: A Followup Study [2021]
  • Health Services Research
    • Trends in postpartum mental health care before and during COVID-19 [2022]
  • Infectious Disease Reports
    • COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnant and Lactating Women: A Review of Existing Evidence and Practice Guidelines [2021]
  • JAMA Network Open
    • Analysis of Gestational Weight Gain During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US [2022]
    • All-Cause Maternal Mortality in the US Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic [2022]
    • Characteristics and Outcomes of Women With COVID-19 Giving Birth at US Academic Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic [2021]
  • JCI
    • COVID-19 vaccine testing in pregnant females is necessary [2021]
  • JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
    • Adoption of a National Prophylactic Anticoagulation Guideline for Hospitalized Pregnant Women With COVID-19: Retrospective Cohort Study [2023]
  • Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy and Associated Perinatal Health Outcomes: A National US Cohort Study [2022]
  • Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing
    • Promotion of Maternal–Infant Mental Health and Trauma-Informed Care During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic [2020]
  • Journal of Perinatology
    • Management of newborns exposed to mothers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 [2020]
    • COVID-19: neonatal–perinatal perspectives [2020]
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    • Social distancing and extremely preterm births in the initial COVID-19 pandemic period [2024]
    • Association Between Influenza Vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 Infection [2024]
    • First- or second-trimester SARS-CoV-2 infection and subsequent pregnancy outcomes [2023]
    • Association Between Giving Birth During the Early Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and Serious Maternal Morbidity [2023]
    • Association of SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Serious Maternal Morbidity and Mortality From Obstetric Complications [2022]
    • Disease Severity and Perinatal Outcomes of Pregnant Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) [2021]
    • A standardized definition of placental infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a consensus statement from the National Institutes of Health/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH/NICHD) SARS-CoV-2 placental infection workshop [2021]
  • Nursing Clinics of North America
    • Considerations and Recommendations for Care of Black Pregnant Patients During COVID-19 [2022]
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and Pregnancy Outcomes in a U.S. Population [2021]
  • Seminars in Perinatology
    • Care of the COVID-19 exposed complex newborn infant [2020]
  • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: COVID-19 research in pregnancy: progress and potential [2021]
    • Pregnant people deserve the protection offered by SARS-CoV-2 vaccines [2021]
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Pregnancy: What Maternal-Fetal Medicine Subspecialists Need to Know [2020]
    • Covid Clinical
  • Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
    • Considerations for Pediatric Heart Programs During COVID-19: Recommendations From the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society [2020]
  • Vaccine
    • Post-authorization surveillance of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant persons in the vaccine adverse event reporting system (VAERS), December 2020 - October 2021 [2022]
• Uruguay
  • Economics & Human Biology
    • The COVID-19 pandemic and birth outcomes in 2020: The role of prenatal care and other channels [2022]
• Western countries
  • International Breastfeeding Journal
    • A review of the disruption of breastfeeding supports in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in five Western countries and applications for clinical practice [2022]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Clinical characteristics of pregnant and nonpregnant women hospitalized with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 [2024]
    • Clinical management of COVID-19: Living guideline, 13 January 2023 [2023]
    • WHO Global Clinical Platform: Pregnancy module - Statistical analysis plan [2022]
    • Questions and Answers: COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy [2022]
    • Generic protocol: a prospective cohort study investigating maternal, pregnancy and neonatal outcomes for women and neonates infected with SARS-CoV-2, 1 November 2022, version 3.1 [2022]
    • Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period [2022]
    • Certification of deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium where confirmed or suspected COVID-19 is a cause of death [2022]
    • Frequently asked questions: COVID-19 vaccines and breastfeeding based on WHO interim recommendations, 12 August 2021 [2021]
    • Definition and categorization of the timing of mother-to-child transmission of SARS-CoV-2 [2021]
    • COVID-19 clinical management: living guidance, 25 January 2021 [2021]
    • COVID-19 Vaccines: safety surveillance manual. Module on safety surveillance of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant and breastfeeding women [2021]
    • Global COVID-19 clinical platform with pregnancy module – CRF-P [2020]
    • Generic protocol: a prospective cohort study investigating maternal, pregnancy and neonatal outcomes for women and neonates infected with SARS-CoV-2, 2 December 2020, version 2.6 [2020]
    • Frequently asked questions: breastfeeding and COVID-19: for health care workers, 12 May 2020 [2020]
    • Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Breastfeeding [2020]
    • Breastfeeding and COVID-19 [2020]
    • MCA and COVID-19: resources for pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal care and breastfeeding
    • Coronavirus
• WHO South-East Asia Region
  • WHO South-East Asia Region
    • Continuing essential sexual reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health services during COVID-19 pandemic: practical considerations [2020]
• Zimbabwe
  • Pan African Medical Journal
    • Restoring and maintaining robust maternity services in the COVID-19 era: a public health dilemma in Zimbabwe [2020]
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  • Topic
    • Infections in pregnancy

Cytomegalovirus

• Africa
  • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
    • Epidemiology of Cytomegalovirus among pregnant women in Africa [2019]
• Australia, New Zealand
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Prevention of congenital cytomeglovirus (CMV) infection [2023]
• Canada
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • Update on congenital cytomegalovirus infection: Prenatal prevention, newborn diagnosis, and management [2020]
  • Government of Alberta
    • Alberta public health disease management guidelines : congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Cytomegalovirus
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnancy [2021]
• China
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Seroprevalence of Cytomegalovirus and Associated Factors Among Preconception Women: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Study in China [2021]
  • JAMA Network Open
    • Estimated Cost-effectiveness of Newborn Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in China Using a Markov Model [2020]
• Europe
  • Frontiers in Pediatrics
    • Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Narrative Review of the Issues in Screening and Management From a Panel of European Experts [2020]
• Germany
  • Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
    • Primary Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Infection in Pregnancy [2017]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence in the adult population of Germany [2018]
• High-income countries
  • PLoS ONE
    • Current practices of management of maternal and congenital Cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy after a maternal primary infection occurring in first trimester of pregnancy: Systematic review [2021]
• International
  • Behavioural Neurology
    • Association between Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection and Brain Injury in Neonates: A Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies [2021]
  • BMC Public Health
    • A systematic literature review of the global seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus: possible implications for treatment, screening, and vaccine development [2022]
  • F1000Research
    • Maternal and fetal cytomegalovirus infection: diagnosis, management, and prevention [2018]
  • Reviews in Medical Virology
    • A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of human cytomegalovirus shedding in seropositive pregnant women [2022]
  • Vaccines
    • Impact of Maternal Immunity on Congenital Cytomegalovirus Birth Prevalence and Infant Outcomes: A Systematic Review [2019]
• Iran
  • Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
    • Meta-analysis of cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in volunteer blood donors and healthy subjects in Iran from 1992 to 2013 [2015]
  • Iranian Journal of Public Health
    • Seroprevalence of Cytomegalovirus among Women of Reproductive Age in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2019]
• Ireland
  • Health Protection Surveillance Centre
    • CMV
  • Medicine
    • Cytomegalovirus Infection in Ireland: Seroprevalence, HLA Class I Alleles, and Implications [2016]
• Japan
  • Medicine
    • Survey of physician knowledge of congenital cytomegalovirus infection and clinical practices in Japan: A web-based survey [2021]
    • Diagnosis and medical care for congenital cytomegalovirus infection [2020]
  • Viruses
    • Transient Decrease in Incidence Rate of Maternal Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan [2023]
• Middle East, North Africa
  • Pathogens
    • The Current Status of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Prevalence in the MENA Region: A Systematic Review [2019]
• Netherlands
  • Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    • Targeted screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection: clinical, audiological and neuroimaging findings [2023]
• United Kingdom
  • NHSGGC Guidelines
    • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) - congenital infection
  • Public Health England
    • UK SMI V 28: investigation of cytomegalovirus infection
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Update on Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment [2024]
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Cytomegalovirus
• United States
  • American Academy of Audiology
    • American Academy of Audiology Position Statement on Early Identification of Cytomegalovirus in Newborns [2023]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Congenital CMV Infection
  • Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
    • Congenital cytomegalovirus infection diagnostics and management [2022]
  • International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
    • Should Hearing Targeted Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Be Implemented? [2020]
  • JAMA Pediatrics
    • Association Between Congenital Cytomegalovirus and the Prevalence at Birth of Microcephaly in the United States [2020]
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    • Noninvasive Prediction of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection After Maternal Primary Infection [2022]
    • Amniocentesis to diagnose congenital cytomegalovirus infection following maternal primary infection [2022]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Cytomegalovirus IgM Seroprevalence among Women of Reproductive Age in the United States [2016]
  • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    • Diagnosis and antenatal management of congenital cytomegalovirus infection [2016]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Report of the WHO collaborative study to establish the first international standard for detection of IgG antibodies to cytomegalovirus (anti-CMV IgG) [2017]
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  • Topic
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy

Gonorrhea in pregnancy and newborn

• International
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
    • Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae: systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
• Japan
  • PLoS ONE
    • Current status of Neisseria gonorrhoeae cervicitis in pregnant women in Japan [2019]
• United States
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: A Reaffirmation Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [2019]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Gonococcal Infections Among Neonates - STI Treatment Guidelines [2021]
  • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    • Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication [2019]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy
    • Gonorrhea

Group B streptococcal infections

• Africa
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Early-onset group B streptococcal disease in African countries and maternal vaccination strategies [2023]
  • Pathogens
    • Group B Streptococcal Colonization in African Countries: Prevalence, Capsular Serotypes, and Molecular Sequence Types [2021]
• Australia
  • Better Safer Care
    • Group B streptococcus (GBS) – screening and management
  • Queensland Clinical Guidelines
    • Early onset Group B streptococcal disease
• Australia, New Zealand
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Maternal Group B Streptococcus in pregnancy: screening and management [2019]
• Brazil
  • Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
    • Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women in Brazil: prevalence, serotypes, and antibiotic resistance [2019]
• Canada
  • Government of Alberta
    • Alberta public health disease management guidelines : streptococcal disease – group B, newborn
  • Public Health Ontario
    • Group B Streptococcal Disease, Neonatal (Group B strep)
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • The Prevention of Early-Onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease [2018]
    • Management of Group B Streptococcal Bacteriuria in Pregnancy [2018]
• China
  • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
    • Maternal colonization with group B Streptococcus and antibiotic resistance in China: systematic review and meta-analyses [2023]
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
    • Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Incidence for Group B Streptococcus Disease in Infants and Antimicrobial Resistance, China [2020]
  • Pediatrics and Neonatology
    • Updates in prevention policies of early-onset group B streptococcal infection in newborns [2021]
    • Epidemiology of group B streptococcal infection in pregnant women and diseased infants in mainland China [2019]
• Denmark
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • The Epidemiology of Invasive Group B Streptococcus in Denmark From 2005 to 2018 [2020]
• Denmark, Netherlands
  • Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
    • Mortality, neurodevelopmental impairments, and economic outcomes after invasive group B streptococcal disease in early infancy in Denmark and the Netherlands: a national matched cohort study [2021]
• Ethiopia
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus Recto-Vaginal Colonization, Vertical Transmission, and Antibiotic Susceptibility Among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2022]
  • SAGE Open Medicine
    • Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of group B streptococci among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A systemic review and meta-analysis study [2022]
• France
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
    • Multidrug-Resistant Hypervirulent Group B Streptococcus in Neonatal Invasive Infections, France, 2007–2019 [2020]
• Greece
  • Pathogens
    • Poor Adherence to the Screening-Based Strategy of Group B Streptococcus Despite Colonization of Pregnant Women in Greece [2021]
• High-income countries
  • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
    • Self-collected versus health-care professional taken swab for identification of vaginal-rectal colonisation with group B streptococcus in late pregnancy: a systematic review [2023]
• Iceland
  • Journal of Medical Microbiology
    • Group B streptococcal infections in infants in Iceland: clinical and microbiological factors [2021]
• India
  • Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
    • Disease burden due to Group B Streptococcus in the Indian population and the need for a vaccine – a narrative review [2021]
• International
  • BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • Universal screening versus risk-based protocols for antibiotic prophylaxis during childbirth to prevent early-onset group B streptococcal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Clinical Risk Factors Associated With Late-Onset Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses [2022]
    • Infant Group B Streptococcal Disease Incidence and Serotypes Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses [2017]
    • Group B Streptococcal Disease Worldwide for Pregnant Women, Stillbirths, and Children: Why, What, and How to Undertake Estimates? [2017]
    • Estimates of the Burden of Group B Streptococcal Disease Worldwide for Pregnant Women, Stillbirths, and Children [2017]
  • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
    • Group B streptococcal disease in the mother and newborn—A review [2020]
  • Lancet Global Health
    • Group B streptococcus infection during pregnancy and infancy: estimates of regional and global burden [2022]
  • PLOS Computational Biology
    • Estimation of country-level incidence of early-onset invasive Group B Streptococcus disease in infants using Bayesian methods [2021]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Maternal immunisation against Group B Streptococcus: A global analysis of health impact and cost-effectiveness [2023]
  • Vaccine
    • Vaccines for maternal immunization against Group B Streptococcus disease: WHO perspectives on case ascertainment and case definitions [2019]
    • WHO consultation on group B Streptococcus vaccine development: Report from a meeting held on 27–28 April 2016 [2016]
• Iran
  • Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Group B streptococcus drug resistance in pregnant women in Iran: a meta-analysis [2020]
• Ireland
  • Health Protection Surveillance Centre
    • Group B Streptococcal Disease
  • Ireland's Health Services
    • Prevention of Early-onset Group B Streptococcal Disease in Term Infants [2023]
  • Irish Journal of Medical Science
    • Assessing standards for prevention of early onset group B streptococcal (GBS) disease in Ireland [2021]
• Islamic countries
  • Iranian Journal of Public Health
    • Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus in Vagina and Rectum of Pregnant Women of Islamic & Non-Islamic Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2021]
• Italy
  • Italian Journal of Pediatrics
    • Strategies for preventing group B streptococcal infections in newborns: a nation-wide survey of Italian policies [2017]
  • Microorganisms
    • Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Neonates and Infants, Italy, Years 2015–2019 [2021]
• Japan
  • BMC Research Notes
    • A nationwide survey of the opinions of paediatricians regarding the management of neonates born to women with group B Streptococcus in Japanese maternity homes [2019]
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Early-onset and late-onset group B streptococcal disease in Japan: a nationwide surveillance study, 2004–2010 [2013]
• Latin America
  • Vaccine
    • Differences in maternal group B Streptococcus screening rates in Latin American countries [2020]
• Lebanon
  • Le Infezioni in Medicina
    • A study of group B streptococcus in pregnant women in Lebanon: prevalence, risk factors, vaginal flora and antimicrobial susceptibility [2021]
• Low and middle income countries
  • Vaccine
    • Ethical considerations for designing GBS maternal vaccine efficacy trials in low-middle income countries [2015]
• Netherlands
  • Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    • Epidemiology of neonatal group B streptococcal disease in the Netherlands before and after introduction of guidelines for prevention [2007]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Barriers and facilitators related to the uptake of four strategies to prevent neonatal early-onset group B haemolytic streptococcus disease: a qualitative study [2017]
    • Implementation of a cost-effective strategy to prevent neonatal early-onset group B haemolytic streptococcus disease in the Netherlands [2013]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Increasing incidence of group B streptococcus neonatal infections in the Netherlands is associated with clonal expansion of CC17 and CC23 [2020]
  • Vaccine
    • Cost-effectiveness of maternal immunization against neonatal invasive Group B Streptococcus in the Netherlands [2021]
• Nordic countries
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Early-onset group B streptococcal infections in five Nordic countries with different prevention policies, 1995 to 2019 [2024]
• Norway
  • Pediatric Research
    • Incidence of invasive Group B Streptococcal infection and the risk of infant death and cerebral palsy: a Norwegian Cohort Study [2021]
• Portugal
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Epidemiological surveillance of colonising group B Streptococcus epidemiology in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley regions, Portugal (2005 to 2012): emergence of a new epidemic type IV/clonal complex 17 clone [2014]
• Republic of Korea
  • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
    • Utility of neonatal early-onset sepsis calculator in risk-based group B Streptococcus screening approach [2020]
  • Yonsei Medical Journal
    • A Retrospective National Study on Colonization Rate and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Streptococcus agalactiae in Pregnant Korean Women, 2018-2020 [2022]
• Saudi Arabia
  • Pathogens
    • Group B Streptococcus among Pregnant Women and Neonates in Saudi Arabia: A Systemic Review [2022]
• South Africa
  • BMC Research Notes
    • Antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from pregnant women in Garankuwa, South Africa [2015]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in South Africa: Importance of Surveillance Methodology [2016]
• United Kingdom
  • Health Technology Assessment
    • A rapid intrapartum test for group B Streptococcus to reduce antibiotic usage in mothers with risk factors: the GBS2 cluster RCT [2022]
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Prevention of Early-onset Group B Streptococcal Disease [2017]
  • Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
    • To screen or not to screen women for Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae) to prevent early onset sepsis in newborns: recent advances in the unresolved debate [2020]
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Group B streptococcal infections: guidance, data and analysis
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Group B streptococcus
• United States
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Management of Infants at Risk for Group B Streptococcal Disease [2019]
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Prevention of Group B Streptococcal Early-Onset Disease in Newborns [2020]
  • American Society for Microbiology
    • Guidelines for the Detection and Identification of Group B Streptococcus [2021]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease. Revised Guidelines from CDC, 2010 [2010]
    • Group B Strep Disease
  • Clinics in Perinatology
    • Antibiotic Stewardship: Reassessment of Guidelines for Management of Neonatal Sepsis [2014]
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
    • Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Xpert GBS LB Assay for Detection of Group B Streptococcus in Prenatal Screening Specimens [2014]
  • Journal of Women's Health
    • Association Between Maternal Obesity and Group B Streptococcus Colonization in a National U.S. Cohort [2020]
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    • Chorioamnionitis and Culture-Confirmed Early-onset Neonatal Infections [2015]
    • Early onset neonatal sepsis: the burden of group B Streptococcal and E. coli disease continues [2011]
  • Pediatrics
    • 2010 Perinatal GBS Prevention Guideline and Resource Utilization [2014]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • WHO recommendation on screening of pregnant women for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of early onset group B streptococcus disease in newborns [2024]
    • Group B Streptococcus vaccine: full value of vaccine assessment. Financial analysis [2021]
    • Group B Streptococcus Vaccine: full value vaccine assessment [2021]
    • Full Value of Vaccine Assessment: Group B Streptococcus Vaccine Executive Summary [2021]
    • Full Value of Vaccine Assessment: Group B Streptococcus Vaccine - Policy and Implementation Issues [2021]
    • WHO preferred product characteristics for group B streptococcus vaccines [2017]
    • Group B streptococcus vaccine development technology roadmap: priority activities for development, testing, licensure and global availability of group B streptococcus vaccines [2017]
    • Group B Streptococcus (GBS)
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy

Hepatitis in pregnancy and newborn

• Africa
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Hepatitis E virus infection among pregnant women in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis [2019]
  • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
    • Gender development and hepatitis B and C infections among pregnant women in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2019]
  • Pan African Medical Journal
    • The status of hepatitis B control in the African region [2017]
    • Is hepatitis B birth dose vaccine needed in Africa? [2017]
• Africa, Arab countries
  • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
    • Hepatitis B and C virus infections among pregnant women in Arab and African countries [2013]
• Americas
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Progress Toward Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus — Region of the Americas, 2012–2022 [2024]
• Asia-Pacific
  • Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver
    • Asian Pacific association for the study of liver (APASL) guidelines: hepatitis B virus in pregnancy [2022]
  • WHO Western Pacific Region
    • Informal Consultation on Validation of Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Hepatitis B and Syphilis : Developing the Method for Validating Hepatitis B Virus Elimination, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27-28 February 2018 [2018]
• Australia
  • Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine
    • Managing hepatitis B virus in pregnancy and children
• Australia, New Zealand
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Management of Hepatitis C in pregnancy [2020]
    • Management of Hepatitis B in pregnancy [2019]
• Cambodia
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Hepatitis B e Antigen (HBeAg) Rapid Test and Alanine Aminotransferase Level–Based Algorithm to Identify Pregnant Women at Risk of HBV Mother-to-Child Transmission: The ANRS 12345 TA PROHM Study [2020]
• Cameroon
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Maternal Age at First Childbirth and Geographical Variation in Hepatitis B Virus Prevalence in Cameroon: Important Role of Mother-to-Child Transmission [2022]
• Canada
  • Canadian Family Physician
    • Hepatitis E infection during pregnancy [2015]
  • CanHepC - Canadian Network on Hepatitis C
    • Hepatitis C virus infection in mothers and children [2019]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Prenatal hepatitis C screening, diagnoses, and follow-up testing in British Columbia, 2008–2019 [2020]
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • The Reproductive Care of Women Living With Hepatitis C Infection [2017]
    • Hepatitis B and Pregnancy [2017]
  • Viruses
    • Hepatitis B and C in Pregnancy and Children: A Canadian Perspective [2023]
• China
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Cesarean section to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in China: A meta-analysis [2017]
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Progress towards elimination of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in China: a modelling analysis [2021]
  • Chinese Medical Journal
    • Prevention, control, and management of HBV infection among pregnant women in China: from a life-cycle perspective [2022]
    • Vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus: propositions and future directions [2021]
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    • Management Algorithm for Interrupting Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus [2019]
  • EClinicalMedicine
    • Cost-effectiveness of couple-based immunization strategy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in China: A decision-analytic Markov model [2020]
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Hepatitis B Infection Among Pregnant Women in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2022]
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Viral hepatitis vaccination during pregnancy [2016]
  • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
    • Outcomes of the national programme on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in China, 2016–2017 [2019]
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Tenofovir prophylaxis for preventing mother-to-child hepatitis B virus transmission in China: A cost-effectiveness analysis [2020]
  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology
    • 2019 Chinese Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus [2020]
  • Journal of Clinical Virology
    • Management of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: Propositions and challenges [2016]
  • Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific
    • Hepatitis B virus infection among 90 million pregnant women in 2853 Chinese counties, 2015-2020: a national observational study [2021]
  • Pediatric Investigation
    • Prevention strategies of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection [2020]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Prevalence and factors associated with hepatitis C among pregnant women in China: a cross-sectional study [2023]
  • Virology Journal
    • Hepatitis E virus infection during pregnancy [2020]
• Egypt
  • Hepatology
    • Estimation of hepatitis C virus infections resulting from vertical transmission in Egypt [2015]
• Egypt, Ukraine
  • Journal of Hepatology
    • Modelling the potential effectiveness of hepatitis C screening and treatment strategies during pregnancy in Egypt and Ukraine [2023]
• Ethiopia
  • Advances in Preventive Medicine
    • Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2021]
  • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Its Determinants among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2020]
  • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
    • The risk of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
• Germany
  • Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
    • Recommendations of the AGG (Task Force for Obstetrics, Section Maternal Diseases) on the Management of Maternal Hepatitis B, C and D Infection in Pregnancy [2021]
• Haiti
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    • Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Viruses among Pregnant Women in Haiti [2019]
• International
  • Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    • Incidence of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in relation to maternal peripartum antiviral prophylaxis: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Comparative efficacy and safety of pharmacologic interventions to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: a systematic review and network meta-analysis [2022]
  • Annals of Saudi Medicine
    • Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus infection in pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Burden of hepatitis E virus infection in pregnancy and maternofoetal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • BMJ Open
    • Impact of maternal hepatitis B carrier status on congenital abnormalities: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Progress Toward the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus — Worldwide, 2016–2021 [2022]
  • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
    • Viral Hepatitis in pregnancy [2021]
  • European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
    • Association between hepatitis C infection during pregnancy with maternal and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
  • Journal of Perinatology
    • Hepatitis B and C in pregnancy: a review and recommendations for care [2014]
  • Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    • Impact and cost-effectiveness of hepatitis B virus prophylaxis in pregnancy: a dynamic simulation modelling study [2023]
  • Vaccine
    • An approach for preparing and responding to adverse events following immunization reported after hepatitis B vaccine birth dose administration [2020]
  • Virology Journal
    • The effect of hepatitis B virus on the risk of pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies [2023]
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology
    • Chronic hepatitis B in pregnant women: Current trends and approaches [2021]
• Iran
  • BioMed Research International
    • Prevalence and Predominant Genotype of Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women in Iran [2021]
  • International Journal of Preventive Medicine
    • Hepatitis B surface antigen prevalence in pregnant women: A cross-sectional survey in Iran [2014]
  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology
    • Epidemiology of Hepatitis E in Pregnant Women and Children in Iran: A General Overview [2016]
• Israel
  • Israel Medical Association Journal
    • Understanding Newborn Hepatitis B Immunization Refusal: One Size Does Not Fit All [2020]
• Mozambique
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in antenatal care and maternity services, Mozambique [2022]
• Myanmar
  • BMC Health Services Research
    • Coverage, inequity and predictors of hepatitis B birth vaccination in Myanmar from 2011-2016: results from a national survey [2022]
• Namibia
  • Vaccine
    • Prevention of hepatitis B mother-to-child transmission in Namibia: A cost-effectiveness analysis [2021]
• Netherlands
  • European Journal of Health Economics
    • Cost-effectiveness of hepatitis C virus screening, and subsequent monitoring or treatment among pregnant women in the Netherlands [2020]
• New Zealand
  • Starship
    • Immunisation - Hepatitis B [2023]
    • Hepatitis C - maternal infection, vertical transmission and nursing care of baby [2018]
• Nigeria
  • PLoS ONE
    • A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Nigeria [2021]
• North Korea
  • PLoS ONE
    • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Hepatitis B Vaccination Strategies to Prevent Perinatal Transmission in North Korea: Selective Vaccination vs. Universal Vaccination [2016]
• Oman
  • Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
    • Prevalence of Hepatitis B Infection Among Pregnant Women in Oman [2022]
• Senegal
  • Viruses
    • Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Consultations in Senegal [2022]
• Singapore
  • Singapore Medical Journal
    • Cost-effectiveness analysis of antiviral treatment for pregnant women with high viral load to prevent hepatitis B virus vertical transmission [2020]
• Slovenia
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Hepatitis C virus infection among pregnant women in Slovenia: study on 31,849 samples obtained in four screening rounds during 1999, 2003, 2009 and 2013 [2015]
• South Africa
  • BMC Public Health
    • Modelling cost-effectiveness of tenofovir for prevention of mother to child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in South Africa [2019]
• South-East Asia, Western Pacific
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Hepatitis B surface antigen prevalence and the rates of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus after the introduction of infant vaccination programs in South East Asia and Western Pacific regions: a systematic review [2022]
• Spain
  • PLoS ONE
    • Seroprevalence and epidemiology of hepatitis B and C viruses in pregnant women in Spain. Risk factors for vertical transmission [2020]
• Switzerland
  • Journal of Virus Eradication
    • Vertical transmission of hepatitis C: towards universal antenatal screening in the era of new direct acting antivirals (DAAs)? Short review and analysis of the situation in Switzerland [2016]
• Taiwan
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    • Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Native and Immigrant Pregnant Women: A 20-Year Retrospective Study in Taiwan [2019]
• Thailand
  • BMJ Open
    • Cost-effectiveness of tenofovir prophylaxis during pregnancy for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of the hepatitis B virus: real-world analysis from Thailand [2023]
• Togo
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Prevalence of hepatitis B among childbearing women and infant born to HBV-positive mothers in Togo [2020]
• Turkey
  • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
    • 15-year evaluation of changes in the HBsAg positivity rate in pregnant women in Turkey: the prominent effect of national vaccination [2022]
  • Northern Clinics of Istanbul
    • Prevalence of HBsAg seropositivity during pregnancy and evaluation of vaccination programs: A multicenter study in Turkey [2021]
• United Kingdom
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • A rapid review of antenatal hepatitis C virus testing in the United Kingdom [2023]
    • Management of hepatitis B in pregnant women and infants: a multicentre audit from four London hospitals [2013]
  • Epidemiology & Infection
    • Characteristics, treatment and care of pregnant women living with hepatitis B in England: findings from a national audit [2023]
  • NHS England
    • IDPS: ISOSS Hepatitis B outcome report 2023 [2023]
  • NHSGGC Guidelines
    • Management of infants born to mothers with Hepatitis C
  • PLoS ONE
    • Estimating the number of livebirths to Hepatitis C seropositive women in England in 2013 and 2018 using Bayesian modelling [2022]
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Infants born to hepatitis B-infected mothers: immunoglobulin policy
    • Hepatitis B: antenatal screening and selective neonatal immunisation pathway
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Hepatitis C (pregnancy)
    • Hepatitis B
• United States
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: An Updated Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [2019]
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B: Providing the First Vaccine Dose Within 24 Hours of Birth [2017]
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
    • HCV in Pregnancy
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Viral Hepatitis in Pregnancy: ACOG Clinical Practice Guideline No. 6 [2023]
    • Routine Hepatitis C Virus Screening in Pregnant Individuals [2021]
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Treatment and prevention of viral hepatitis in pregnancy [2022]
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
    • Gaps in Prenatal Hepatitis B Screening and Management of HBsAg Positive Pregnant Persons in the U.S., 2015-2020 [2023]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • CDC Recommendations for Hepatitis C Testing Among Perinatally Exposed Infants and Children — United States, 2023 [2023]
    • Screening Pregnant Women for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection and Screening and Referral Algorithm for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection among Pregnant Women [2020]
    • National Trends in Hepatitis C Infection by Opioid Use Disorder Status Among Pregnant Women at Delivery Hospitalization — United States, 2000–2015 [2019]
    • Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Women Giving Birth — Tennessee and United States, 2009–2014 [2017]
    • Increased Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Detection in Women of Childbearing Age and Potential Risk for Vertical Transmission — United States and Kentucky, 2011–2014 [2016]
    • Update: Shortened Interval for Postvaccination Serologic Testing of Infants Born to Hepatitis B-Infected Mothers [2015]
    • Postvaccination Serologic Testing Results for Infants Aged <=24 Months Exposed to Hepatitis B Virus at Birth — United States, 2008–2011 [2012]
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Cost-effectiveness of Antenatal Rescreening Among Pregnant Women for Hepatitis C in the United States [2021]
    • Cost-effectiveness of Universal Hepatitis C Virus Screening of Pregnant Women in the United States [2019]
    • Universal Screening of Pregnant Women for Hepatitis C: The Time Is Now [2018]
  • Clinical Liver Disease
    • Viral Hepatitis in Pregnancy: An Update on Screening, Diagnosis, and Management [2021]
  • Hepatitis C Online
    • Perinatal HCV Transmission
  • Hepatology Communications
    • Hepatitis C is associated with more adverse pregnancy outcomes than hepatitis B: A 7-year national inpatient sample study [2022]
  • JAMA Network Open
    • Trends in the Prevalence of Hepatitis C Infection During Pregnancy and Maternal-Infant Outcomes in the US, 1998 to 2018 [2023]
  • Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Hepatitis C Virus in Pregnancy: Are We Ready for Test and Treat? [2020]
  • Journal of Pediatrics
    • Cost-Effectiveness of Strategies to Identify Children with Perinatally Acquired Hepatitis C Infection [2023]
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    • Breastfeeding Initiation, Duration, and Associated Factors Among People With Hepatitis C Virus Infection [2024]
    • Risk Factors for Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus [2023]
    • Hepatitis C Virus Antibody Screening in a Cohort of Pregnant Women: Identifying Seroprevalence and Risk Factors [2020]
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Hepatitis C Virus Testing During Pregnancy After Universal Screening Recommendations [2022]
  • Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
    • Maternal hepatitis C prevalence and trends by county, US: 2016-2020 [2023]
  • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #69: Hepatitis B in pregnancy: updated guidelines [2024]
    • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #56: Hepatitis C in pregnancy—updated guidelines [2021]
    • Hepatitis C in pregnancy: screening, treatment, and management [2017]
    • #38: Hepatitis B in pregnancy screening, treatment, and prevention of vertical transmission [2016]
  • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    • Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening [2019]
  • Vaccine
    • Uptake and safety of hepatitis A vaccination during pregnancy: A Vaccine Safety Datalink study [2019]
  • World Journal of Hepatology
    • Chronic hepatitis B infection in pregnancy [2015]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: Guidelines on antiviral prophylaxis in pregnancy [2020]
    • Preventing perinatal hepatitis B virus transmission: a guide for introducing and strengthening hepatitis B birth dose vaccination [2015]
    • Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B
• WHO South-East Asia Region
  • Indian Journal of Medical Research
    • Testing for hepatitis in view of treatment: A universal health coverage service that can advance elimination of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus [2020]
• WHO Western Pacific Region
  • WHO Western Pacific Region
    • Operationalizing Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus in the Western Pacific Region [2021]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy
    • Hepatitis
    • Digestive system diseases in pregnancy

Herpes infections in pregnancy and newborn

• Canada
  • Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
    • Acyclovir versus Valacyclovir for Herpes Virus in Children and Pregnant Women: A Review of the Clinical Evidence and Guidelines [2014]
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • Prevention and management of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections [2020]
  • Government of Alberta
    • Alberta public health disease management guidelines : neonatal herpes simplex infection
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Guidelines for the Management of Herpes Simplex Virus in Pregnancy [2017]
• Germany
  • Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    • Characteristics of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in Germany: results of a 2-year prospective nationwide surveillance study [2022]
• International
  • Lancet Global Health
    • First estimates of the global and regional incidence of neonatal herpes infection [2017]
• New Zealand
  • Starship
    • Herpes Simplex Virus [2020]
    • Aciclovir (Acyclovir IV) for neonates [2020]
• United Kingdom
  • British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
    • Joint British Association for Sexual Health and HIV and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists national UK guideline for the management of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in pregnancy and the neonate (2024 update) [2024]
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Genital herpes
• United States
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Management of Genital Herpes in Pregnancy: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 220 [2020]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Herpes - STI Treatment Guidelines - Neonatal Herpes [2021]
    • Herpes - STI Treatment Guidelines - Genital Herpes During Pregnancy [2021]
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
    • Laboratory Diagnosis of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections [2019]
  • Pediatrics
    • Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children: 2009–2015 [2019]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy
    • Herpes

HIV/AIDS in children and adolescents

• Ethiopia
  • IJID Regions
    • Early diagnosis, vertical transmission of HIV and its associated factors among exposed infants after implementation of the Option B+ regime in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]

HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn

• Africa
  • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
    • Lessons Learned From Early Implementation of Option B+: The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Experience in 11 African Countries [2014]
  • WHO African Region
    • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission - Technical update [2018]
• Angola
  • PLoS ONE
    • Effectiveness of a Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Programme in an Urban Hospital in Angola [2012]
• Austria, Germany
  • European Journal of Medical Research
    • German-austrian recommendations for HIV1-therapy in pregnancy and in HIV1-exposed newborn - update 2008 [2009]
• Botswana
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
    • Incident HIV acquisition among pregnant women in Botswana: findings from the Tsepamo birth outcomes surveillance study [2023]
    • Cross-sectional trends in HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Botswana: an opportunity for PrEP? [2022]
  • Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
    • Sociodemographic Predictors of HIV Infection among Pregnant Women in Botswana: Cross-Sectional Study at 7 Health Facilities [2020]
  • Population Health Metrics
    • Using routine programmatic data to measure HIV incidence among pregnant women in Botswana [2022]
• Brazil
  • Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission in Brazil (1994–2016): a time series modeling [2019]
  • Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
    • HIV Prevalence among Pregnant Women in Brazil: A National Survey [2016]
  • Revista de Saúde Pública
    • Reporting of HIV-infected pregnant women: estimates from a Brazilian study [2018]
• Burkina Faso
  • BMC Health Services Research
    • Availability and readiness of the health facilities to provide HIV counseling and testing and prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Burkina Faso: a trend analysis from 2012 to 2018 [2023]
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV at the second immunization visit: a cross-sectional study, Burkina Faso [2022]
  • HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care
    • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV: a review of the achievements and challenges in Burkina-Faso [2019]
• Cameroon
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Estimating mother-to-child HIV transmission rates in Cameroon in 2011: a computer simulation approach [2016]
  • Heliyon
    • The declining trend of HIV-Infection among pregnant women in Cameroon infers an epidemic decline in the general population [2020]
  • PLoS ONE
    • The mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 and profile of viral reservoirs in pediatric population: A systematic review with meta-analysis of the Cameroonian studies [2023]
• Canada
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • HIV in pregnancy: Identification of intrapartum and perinatal HIV exposures [2019]
  • CMAJ
    • Intrapartum care of the HIV-positive woman [2014]
  • Cureus
    • Equitable Timing of HIV Diagnosis Prior to Pregnancy: A Canadian Perspective [2021]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Pregnancy incidence and intention after HIV diagnosis among women living with HIV in Canada [2017]
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Type and timing of antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy: Impact on risk of preterm delivery and small-for-gestational age births in Canada, a retrospective cohort study [2023]
    • Prescribing patterns of antiretroviral treatments during pregnancy for women living with HIV in Canada 2004-2020: A surveillance study [2023]
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Care of Pregnant Women Living with HIV and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal Transmission [2024]
    • HIV Screening in Pregnancy [2017]
• China
  • China CDC Weekly
    • Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV — China, 2011–2020 [2021]
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Barriers and enablers of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS program in China: a systematic review and policy implications [2017]
  • PLoS ONE
    • The Uptake of Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Programs in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2015]
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
    • Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission cascade in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2015]
• China, Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Interventions to improve antiretroviral adherence in HIV-infected pregnant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
• Congo-Brazzaville
  • New Microbiologica
    • Pregnancy outcomes following exposure to efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy in the Republic of Congo [2015]
• Denmark
  • BMJ Open
    • The Danish HIV Birth Cohort (DHBC) - a nationwide, prospective cohort [2021]
  • HIV Medicine
    • Use of antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy and association with birth outcome among women living with HIV in Denmark: A nationwide, population-based cohort study [2022]
• Dominican Republic
  • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Progress towards Elimination of HIV Mother-to-Child Transmission in the Dominican Republic from 1999 to 2011 [2012]
• East Africa
  • HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care
    • Prevalence and Associated Factors of HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women: A Multilevel Analysis Using the Recent Demographic and Health Survey Data from 11 East African Countries [2021]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Prenatal HIV Test Uptake and Its Associated Factors for Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in East Africa [2021]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Understanding the uptake and determinants of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in East Africa: Mixed methods systematic review and meta-analysis [2024]
    • Increased prevalence of pregnancy and comparative risk of program attrition among individuals starting HIV treatment in East Africa [2018]
  • Tropical Medicine and Health
    • Prevalence of vertical HIV infection and its risk factors among HIV exposed infants in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
• El Salvador
  • PLoS ONE
    • Disparities in HIV Screening among Pregnant Women – El Salvador, 2011 [2013]
• Ethiopia
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Systematic review and meta-analysis of knowledge on PMTCT of HIV/AIDS and Association factors among reproductive age women in Ethiopia, 2022 [2023]
    • Mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2018]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • A multilevel analysis of determinants of PMTCT service utilisation among women during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum period in Ethiopia [2021]
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Individual and community-level determinants and spatial distribution of prenatal HIV test uptake in Ethiopia: Spatial and multilevel analysis [2023]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Levels of mother-to-child HIV transmission knowledge and associated factors among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: Analysis of 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey Data [2021]
• Europe
  • European Journal of Public Health
    • National Guidelines for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV across Europe – how do countries differ? [2013]
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Children and young people with perinatal HIV in Europe: epidemiological situation in 2014 and implications for the future [2016]
• France
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Antenatal HIV screening: results from the National Perinatal Survey, France, 2016 [2019]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Association between Prenatal Exposure to Antiretroviral Therapy and Birth Defects: An Analysis of the French Perinatal Cohort Study (ANRS CO1/CO11) [2014]
• Gambia
  • BMC Public Health
    • Prenatal care and uptake of HIV testing among pregnant women in Gambia: a cross-sectional study [2020]
• Germany
  • EuroSurveillance
    • HIV infections and HIV testing during pregnancy, Germany, 1993 to 2016 [2019]
• Ghana
  • Ghana Medical Journal
    • Review of Antenatal-Linked Voluntary Counseling and HIV Testing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons and Options for Ghana [2005]
  • International Journal for Equity in Health
    • Towards elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Ghana: an analysis of national programme data [2016]
• Haiti, Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Global Health: Science and Practice
    • Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Pregnant and Lactating People in 18 PEPFAR-Supported Countries: A Review of HIV Strategies and Guidelines [2022]
• Hong Kong
  • Centre for Health Protection
    • Recommended Clinical Guidelines on the Prevention of Perinatal HIV Transmission [2018]
• India
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Mother-to-child HIV transmission and its correlates in India: systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • BMC Public Health
    • Socioeconomic inequalities in the HIV testing during antenatal care: evidence from Indian demographic health survey, 2015-16 [2022]
    • Systematic review of public health research on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in India with focus on provision and utilization of cascade of PMTCT services [2012]
  • Indian Journal of Medical Research
    • Comparison of prevention of parent-to-child HIV transmission programme & national biennial HIV sentinel surveillance data for tracking HIV epidemic in India [2022]
• Indonesia
  • Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
    • Prevention of HIV Transmission from Mother to Child: Challenges to the Successful Program Implementation and Practice in Indonesia [2021]
• International
  • Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    • Perinatal outcomes in women living with HIV-1 and receiving antiretroviral therapy-a systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • AIDS
    • Elective cesarean section for women living with HIV: a systematic review of risks and benefits [2017]
  • AIDS and Behavior
    • Slow Acceptance of Universal Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Among Mothers Enrolled in IMPAACT PROMISE Studies Across the Globe [2019]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Adverse perinatal outcomes associated with prenatal exposure to protease-inhibitor-based versus non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral combinations in pregnant women with HIV infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
  • BMJ
    • Antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women living with HIV: a clinical practice guideline [2017]
  • Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
    • Optimizing Pharmacology Studies in Pregnant and Lactating Women Using Lessons From HIV: A Consensus Statement [2021]
  • EClinicalMedicine
    • Adverse perinatal outcomes associated with protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • Epidemiology and Health
    • Does antiretroviral therapy cause congenital malformations? A systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Use of Oral Polio Vaccine and the Global Incidence of Mother-to-Child Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission [2022]
  • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
    • Maternal antiretroviral treatment for HIV infection and risk of small-for-gestational-age birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis of protease inhibitor-based treatment and timing of treatment [2023]
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
    • Surveillance of ARV safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding: towards a new framework [2022]
    • Ending the evidence gap for pregnancy, HIV and co-infections: ethics guidance from the PHASES project [2021]
    • Adapting HIV services for pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, children, adolescents and families in resource-constrained settings during the COVID-19 pandemic [2020]
    • Retest and treat: a review of national HIV retesting guidelines to inform elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission (EMTCT) efforts [2019]
  • U.S. Agency for International Development
    • Community strategies that improve care and retention along the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV cascade: a review [2012]
  • UNAIDS
    • 2015 progress report on the global plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children and keeping their mothers alive [2015]
  • United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF
    • Elimination of mother-to-child transmission
  • Viruses
    • Prevention of the Vertical Transmission of HIV; A Recap of the Journey so Far [2023]
    • A Systematic Review on Cardiometabolic Risks and Perinatal Outcomes among Pregnant Women Living with HIV in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy [2023]
• Iran
  • BMC Public Health
    • Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program in Iran [2021]
• Ireland, United Kingdom
  • HIV Medicine
    • Trends in antiretroviral use in pregnancy in the UK and Ireland, 2008-2018 [2022]
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
    • Gestational diabetes in women living with HIV in the UK and Ireland: insights from population-based surveillance data [2023]
• Italy
  • HIV Medicine
    • Missed opportunities to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Italy [2019]
  • Journal of Global Health
    • Evolving treatment implementation among HIV–infected pregnant women and their partners: results from a national surveillance study in Italy, 2001–2015 [2017]
  • Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
    • Pregnancy Loss in Women with HIV is not Associated with HIV Markers: Data from a National Study in Italy, 2001–2018 [2019]
• Kenya
  • AIDS and Behavior
    • Progress Toward Eliminating Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Kenya: Review of Treatment Guideline Uptake and Pediatric Transmission at Four Government Hospitals Between 2010 and 2012 [2016]
  • BMC Health Services Research
    • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Kenya: challenges to implementation [2014]
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Evaluation of Kenya’s readiness to transition from sentinel surveillance to routine HIV testing for antenatal clinic-based HIV surveillance [2016]
  • BMC Public Health
    • Effects of social health insurance on access and utilization of obstetric health services: results from HIV+ pregnant women in Kenya [2020]
• Latin America
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
    • Timing of HIV diagnosis relative to pregnancy and postpartum HIV care continuum outcomes among Latin American women, 2000 to 2017 [2021]
• Lesotho
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Impact of the DREAMS Program on New HIV Diagnoses in Adolescent Girls and Young Women Attending Antenatal Care — Lesotho, 2015–2020 [2022]
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
    • Lesotho's Minimum PMTCT Package: lessons learned for combating vertical HIV transmission using co-packaged medicines [2012]
• Low and middle income countries
  • AIDS and Behavior
    • HIV Infections and Food Insecurity Among Pregnant Women from Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [2021]
  • Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS
    • Use of antiretrovirals during pregnancy and breastfeeding in low-income and middle-income countries [2010]
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Effectiveness of telemedicine for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2024]
  • Journal of Global Health
    • Evidence on the effectiveness of community-based primary health care in improving HIV/AIDS outcomes for mothers and children in low- and middle-income countries: Findings from a systematic review [2021]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Improving male involvement in antenatal care in low and middle-income countries to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV: A realist review [2020]
    • The Uptake of Integrated Perinatal Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review [2013]
• Low-income countries
  • BMC Health Services Research
    • The effectiveness of interventions to involve men living with HIV positive pregnant women in low-income countries: a systematic review of the literature [2019]
• Malawi
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Patterns of caesarean section in HIV infected and non-infected women in Malawi: is caesarean section used for PMTCT? [2018]
  • BMC Public Health
    • Assessing the effects of maternal HIV infection on pregnancy outcomes using cross-sectional data in Malawi [2020]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Impact of an Innovative Approach to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV — Malawi, July 2011–September 2012 [2013]
  • HIV Medicine
    • The National Evaluation of Malawi's PMTCT Program (NEMAPP) study: 24-month HIV-exposed infant outcomes from a prospective cohort study [2022]
  • Malawi Medical Journal
    • Supporting the implementation of guidelines to prevent mother-to-child-transmission of HIV in Malawi: a multi-case study [2021]
  • Pan African Medical Journal
    • Barriers to successful implementation of prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programmes in Malawi and Nigeria: a critical literature review study [2014]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Option B+ for HIV Prevention and Treatment of Mothers and Children in Malawi [2013]
• Malaysia
  • Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore
    • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in pregnancy: a review of the guidelines for preventing mother-to-child transmission in Malaysia [2012]
• Middle East, North Africa
  • WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
    • Towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: conceptual framework for the Middle East and North Africa [2012]
• Mozambique
  • BMC Public Health
    • Measuring retention in care for HIV-positive pregnant women in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) option B+ programs: the Mozambique experience [2020]
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
    • What does high and low have to do with it? Performance classification to identify health system factors associated with effective prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV delivery in Mozambique [2014]
• Myanmar
  • International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
    • Progress and Challenges of Implementing Decentralized HIV Testing For Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV – Myanmar [2019]
• Namibia
  • PLoS ONE
    • National-level effectiveness of ART to prevent early mother to child transmission of HIV in Namibia [2020]
• Nepal
  • BMJ Open
    • Factors affecting antenatal screening for HIV in Nepal: results from Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys 2016 and 2022 [2023]
• Netherlands
  • PLoS ONE
    • High HIV Prevalence among Asylum Seekers Who Gave Birth in the Netherlands: A Nationwide Study Based on Antenatal HIV Tests [2015]
• New Zealand
  • Starship
    • HIV - management of infants born to HIV+ mothers [2024]
• Nigeria
  • BMC Public Health
    • Socio-cultural factors influencing the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Nigeria: a synthesis of the literature [2014]
  • BMJ Open
    • Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among pregnant women in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
  • Nursing Research and Practice
    • Translating Research into Practice in Low-Resource Countries: Progress in Prevention of Maternal to Child Transmission of HIV in Nigeria [2013]
• Oman
  • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
    • Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Oman: a success story from the Middle East [2021]
• Rwanda
  • BMC Public Health
    • Determinants of comprehensive knowledge on mother-to-child transmission of HIV and its prevention among childbearing women in Rwanda: insights from the 2020 Rwandan Demographic and Health Survey [2023]
    • Impact of maternal ART on mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV at six weeks postpartum in Rwanda [2018]
  • BMJ Global Health
    • Child mortality associated with maternal HIV status: a retrospective analysis in Rwanda, 2005-2015 [2021]
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • HIV surveillance in Rwanda: readiness assessment to transition from antenatal care-based to prevention of mother-to-child transmission program-based HIV surveillance [2016]
• South Africa
  • AIDS Research and Therapy
    • Knowledge and determinants of women’s knowledge on vertical transmission of HIV and AIDS in South Africa [2021]
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Impact of antenatal antiretroviral drug exposure on the growth of children who are HIV-exposed uninfected: the national South African Prevention of Mother to Child Evaluation cohort study [2022]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Improved pregnancy outcomes with increasing antiretroviral coverage in South Africa [2016]
  • BMC Public Health
    • Missing HIV prevention opportunities in South African children - A 7-year review [2014]
  • Current HIV/AIDS Reports
    • Intersecting Epidemics Among Pregnant Women: Alcohol Use, Interpersonal Violence, and HIV Infection in South Africa [2013]
  • Journal of Global Health
    • Toward elimination of mother–to–child transmission of HIV in South Africa: how best to monitor early infant infections within the Prevention of Mother–to–Child Transmission Program [2017]
    • Population–level effectiveness of PMTCT Option A on early mother–to–child (MTCT) transmission of HIV in South Africa: implications for eliminating MTCT [2016]
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
    • Optimal timing of viral load monitoring during pregnancy to predict viraemia at delivery in HIV-infected women initiating ART in South Africa: a simulation study [2017]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Progress towards the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets among pregnant women in South Africa: Results from the 2017 and 2019 national Antenatal HIV Sentinel Surveys [2022]
    • Investigating the quality of HIV rapid testing practices in public antenatal health care facilities, South Africa [2022]
    • Recent HIV infection among pregnant women in the 2017 antenatal sentinel cross–sectional survey, South Africa: Assay–based incidence measuremen [2021]
    • The geographic distribution of priority population groups for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa [2020]
    • Awareness of HIV-positive status and linkage to treatment prior to pregnancy in the “test and treat” era: A national antenatal sentinel survey, 2017, South Africa [2020]
    • Growth of HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants in the First 6 Months of Life in South Africa: The IeDEA-SA Collaboration [2016]
    • Point-of-Care CD4 Testing to Inform Selection of Antiretroviral Medications in South African Antenatal Clinics: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis [2015]
  • Scientific Reports
    • The prevalence of unintended pregnancy and its association with HIV status among pregnant women in South Africa, a national antenatal survey, 2019 [2021]
  • South African Medical Journal
    • Population-level risk factors for vertical transmission of HIV in the national prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme in South Africa: An ecological analysis [2022]
    • Stillbirth rate by maternal HIV serostatus and antiretroviral use in pregnancy in South Africa: An audit [2021]
  • Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
    • The updated South African National Guideline for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of Communicable Infections (2019) [2020]
• Spain
  • Medicine
    • New diagnoses of human immunodeficiency virus infection in the Spanish pediatric HIV Cohort (CoRISpe) from 2004 to 2013 [2017]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • AIDS
    • Incident HIV among pregnant and breastfeeding women in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
    • Comparison of guidelines for HIV viral load monitoring among pregnant and breastfeeding women in sub-Saharan Africa: a simulation study [2020]
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Trends and effects of antiretroviral therapy coverage during pregnancy on mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence from panel data analysis [2022]
    • What will it take for the Global Plan priority countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV? [2019]
  • BMC Medicine
    • Epilepsy management in pregnant HIV+ women in sub-Saharan Africa, clinical aspects to consider: a scoping review [2020]
  • BMC Public Health
    • Adherence to option B + antiretroviral therapy and associated factors in pregnant and breastfeeding women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2024]
  • Current HIV/AIDS Reports
    • Adherence to HIV Care after Pregnancy among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Falling Off the Cliff of the Treatment Cascade [2015]
    • Antiretroviral drug regimens to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a review of scientific, program, and policy advances for sub-Saharan Africa [2013]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Elimination of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV Infection: The Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and Malnutrition Model [2015]
  • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
    • Improving Retention in Care Among Pregnant Women and Mothers Living With HIV: Lessons From INSPIRE and Implications for Future WHO Guidance and Monitoring [2017]
    • Towards Comprehensive Women's Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa: Addressing Intersections Between HIV, Reproductive and Maternal Health [2014]
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
    • HIV acquisition in pregnancy: implications for mother-to-child transmission at the population level in sub-Saharan Africa [2021]
    • Antenatal care and uptake of HIV testing among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study [2016]
    • Barriers and facilitating factors to the uptake of antiretroviral drugs for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review [2013]
  • Medicine
    • Implementation effectiveness of revised (post-2010) World Health Organization guidelines on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV using routinely collected data in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review [2017]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Knowledge of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among reproductive age women in high HIV/AIDS prevalent countries: A multilevel analysis of recent Demographic and Health Surveys [2023]
    • Uninterrupted HIV treatment for women: Policies and practices for care transitions during pregnancy and breastfeeding in Côte d’Ivoire, Lesotho and Malawi [2021]
    • Knowledge about mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS, its prevention and associated factors among reproductive-age women in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from 33 countries recent Demographic and Health Surveys [2021]
  • Public Health Reviews
    • The impact of programs for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV on health care services and systems in sub-Saharan Africa - A review [2018]
  • Tropical Medicine & International Health
    • The impact of Option B+ on mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa: A systematic review [2022]
  • World Health Organization
    • Safeguarding the future: giving priority to the needs of adolescent and young mothers living with HIV [2021]
• Switzerland
  • Federal Office of Public Health
    • Recommendations of the Swiss Federal Commission for Sexual Health (FCSH) for Medical Care of HIV-Infected Women and their Offspring [2018]
  • Swiss Medical Weekly
    • The rate of mother-to-child transmission of antiretroviral drug-resistant HIV strains is low in the Swiss Mother and Child HIV Cohort Study [2019]
• Tanzania
  • AIDS Research and Therapy
    • Does facility readiness promote high-quality of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling to pregnant women? A national survey for improving policy of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Tanzania [2021]
  • BMC Public Health
    • Development and promotion of a national website to improve dissemination of information related to the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) in Tanzania [2015]
  • Global Health Action
    • Under-five mortality and maternal HIV status in Tanzania: analysis of trends between 2003 and 2012 using AIDS Indicator Survey data [2016]
  • PLoS ONE
    • HIV burden and the global fast-track targets progress among pregnant women in Tanzania calls for intensified case finding: Analysis of 2020 antenatal clinics HIV sentinel site surveillance [2023]
    • Hematological Changes in Women and Infants Exposed to an AZT-Containing Regimen for Prevention of Mother-to-Child-Transmission of HIV in Tanzania [2013]
• Thailand
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV — Thailand [2016]
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
    • Implementation of an active case management network to identify HIV-positive infants and accelerate the initiation of antiretroviral therapy, Thailand 2015 to 2018 [2020]
    • Uptake of early infant diagnosis in Thailand’s national program for preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission and linkage to care, 2008–2011 [2016]
  • Journal of Virus Eradication
    • History of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Thailand [2016]
• Uganda
  • AIDS Research and Therapy
    • The yield of HIV testing during pregnancy and postnatal period, Uganda, 2015–2018: analysis of surveillance data [2021]
• United Kingdom
  • British HIV Association
    • British HIV Association guidelines for the management of HIV in pregnancy and postpartum 2018 [2019]
    • UK national clinical audit: management of pregnancies in women with HIV [2017]
  • HSC Public Health Agency
    • Guidelines for the management of HIV positive pregnant women in Northern Ireland [2023]
  • Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
    • Dolutegravir (Tivicay, Triumeq, Juluca): updated advice on increased risk of neural tube defects [2020]
    • Elvitegravir boosted with cobicistat: avoid use in pregnancy due to risk of treatment failure and maternal-to-child transmission of HIV-1 [2019]
  • NHS England
    • Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening: ISOSS HIV report 2021
  • NHSGGC Guidelines
    • Management of infants exposed to HIV in pregnancy
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Human immunodeficiency virus
• United States
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Screening for HIV Infection in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [2019]
  • AIDS
    • Missed opportunities for prevention of mother-to-child transmission in the United States [2015]
  • AIDS Patient Care and STDs
    • Trends in Neonatal Prophylaxis and Predictors of Combination Antiretroviral Prophylaxis in US Infants from 1990 to 2015 [2018]
    • Trends in Antiretroviral Drug Use During Pregnancy Among HIV-Infected Women on Medicaid: 2000–2007 [2014]
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • HIV Testing and Prophylaxis to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission in the United States [2008]
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Prenatal and Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing - Expanded Recommendations [2018]
    • Labor and Delivery Management of Women With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection [2018]
  • Clinicalinfo
    • Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant Women with HIV Infection and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States
  • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Management of HIV Infection during Pregnancy in the United States: Updated Evidence-Based Recommendations and Future Potential Practices [2016]
    • The Effects of Viral Load Burden on Pregnancy Loss among HIV-Infected Women in the United States [2015]
  • International Journal of STD & AIDS
    • Characteristics associated with lack of HIV testing during pregnancy and delivery in 36 U.S. states, 2004-2013 [2018]
  • JAMA Network Open
    • Marijuana, Opioid, and Alcohol Use Among Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals Living With HIV in the US [2021]
    • Antiretroviral Prescribing Practices Among Pregnant Women Living With HIV in the United States, 2008-2017 [2019]
  • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
    • Repeat Pregnancies Among US Women Living with HIV in the SMARTT Study: Temporal Changes in HIV Disease Status and Predictors of Preterm Birth [2020]
  • New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
    • HIV Testing During Pregnancy, at Delivery, and Postpartum [2022]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Mode of Delivery among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in Philadelphia, 2005-2013 [2015]
  • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    • SMFM Special Statement: Updated checklists for pregnancy management in persons with HIV [2020]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Approaches to enhance and accelerate study of new drugs for HIV and associated infections in pregnant women [2021]
    • WHO recommendation: Elective C-section should not be routinely recommended to women living with HIV [2018]
    • WHO technical brief: preventing HIV during pregnancy and breastfeeding in the context of PrEP [2017]
    • Male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV [2012]
    • Towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: report of a WHO technical consultation, 9-11 November 2010, Geneva, Switzerland [2011]
    • Meeting report: 2011 annual meeting of the interagency task team on prevention and treatment of HIV infection in pregnant women, mothers and their children [2011]
    • Rapid advice: use of antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants. Version 2 [2010]
    • PMTCT strategic vision 2010-2015 : preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV to reach the UNGASS and Millennium Development Goals : moving towards the elimination of paediatric HIV, December 2009 [2010]
    • Antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants [2010]
    • Guidance on global scale-up of the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV : towards universal access for women, infants and young children and eliminating HIV and AIDS among children [2007]
    • Nutrition counselling, care and support for HIV-infected women : guidelines on HIV-related care, treatment and support for HIV-infected women and their children in resource-limited settings [2004]
    • Mother-to-child transmission of HIV
    • Data on the HIV response
• Zambia
  • Archives of Public Health
    • Estimating levels of HIV testing coverage and use in prevention of mother-to-child transmission among women of reproductive age in Zambia [2018]
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Feasibility of using infant testing during immunization to estimate HIV mother-to-child-transmission rates in Zambia [2021]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Longitudinal adherence to antiretroviral drugs for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zambia [2015]
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Effectiveness of Lifelong ART (Option B+) in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Programme in Zambia: Observations Based on Routinely Collected Health Data [2020]
    • Increasing Proportion of HIV-Infected Pregnant Zambian Women Attending Antenatal Care Are Already on Antiretroviral Therapy (2010–2015) [2019]
  • Lancet Global Health
    • Cost-effectiveness of intervention combinations towards the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV in limited-resource settings: a mathematical modelling study [2024]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Health Outcomes and Cost Impact of the New WHO 2013 Guidelines on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Zambia [2014]
• Zimbabwe
  • BMC Health Services Research
    • Using the critical path method to rollout and optimise new PMTCT guidelines to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zimbabwe: a descriptive analysis [2020]
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Cost-effectiveness of World Health Organization 2010 Guidelines for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Zimbabwe [2013]
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
    • Use of data from various sources to evaluate and improve the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme in Zimbabwe: a data integration exercise [2020]
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
    • Implementation and Uptake of Raltegravir Granules in Newborns Diagnosed With HIV Through Birth Testing in Maternity Settings in Zimbabwe During the COVID-19 Pandemic [2023]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • What Will It Take to Eliminate Pediatric HIV? Reaching WHO Target Rates of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Zimbabwe: A Model-Based Analysis [2012]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Patient costs for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission and antiretroviral therapy services in public health facilities in Zimbabwe [2021]
    • Costs and economies of scale in the accelerated program for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zimbabwe [2020]
    • Evaluating the Impact of Zimbabwe’s Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Program: Population-Level Estimates of HIV-Free Infant Survival Pre-Option A [2015]
    • Integration of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Postpartum Services with Other HIV Care and Treatment Services within the Maternal and Child Health Setting in Zimbabwe, 2012 [2014]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy
    • HIV/AIDS in children and adolescents
    • HIV/AIDS and breastfeeding/infant feeding
    • HIV/AIDS

Infections in pregnancy

• Africa
  • Parasites and Vectors
    • Prevalence of schistosomiasis and its association with anemia among pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
  • WHO African Region
    • Listeriosis
• Americas
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Technical note on good practices to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HTLV-1 in the context of the EMTCT Plus initiative [2024]
    • The diagnosis of human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV) and strategies to expand HTLV screening in the context of maternal and child health. Meeting Report (virtual), 7 July 2023 [2023]
    • The Response to HTLV in the Framework of Maternal and Child Health. Meeting Report, 18 August 2022 (virtual) [2022]
    • EMTCT Plus. Framework for elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B, and Chagas [2017]
• Australasia
  • Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases
    • Management of Perinatal Infections [2022]
• Australia, New Zealand
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Prophylactic antibiotics in obstetrics and gynaecology [2021]
  • Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand
    • SOMANZ guidelines for the investigation and management sepsis in pregnancy [2017]
• Botswana
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
    • The Impact of Syndromic Management of Vaginal Discharge Syndrome on Adverse Birth Outcomes in Botswana [2021]
• Brazil
  • BMJ Open
    • Dengue during pregnancy and live birth outcomes: a cohort of linked data from Brazil [2019]
  • Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
    • Expert Recommendations on Monkeypox (MPX) in Pregnancy, Postpartum and Lactating Women [2022]
  • Tropical Medicine & International Health
    • Systematic review: Prevalence of Chagas disease in pregnant women and congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2014]
• Cameroon
  • BioMed Research International
    • Utilization of Deworming Drugs and Its Individual and Community Level Predictors among Pregnant Married Women in Cameroon: A Multilevel Modeling [2021]
• Canada
  • Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
    • Incidence, morbidity, and associated factors for sepsis in women hospitalized for delivery: a nationwide retrospective observational population-based study in Canada [2022]
  • Government of Alberta
    • Alberta public health disease management guidelines : listeriosis
    • Alberta prenatal screening program for select communicable diseases
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Management of Tick Bites and Lyme Disease During Pregnancy [2020]
    • Management of Varicella Infection (Chickenpox) in Pregnancy [2018]
    • Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Obstetric Procedures [2017]
    • SOGC Committee Opinion on the Management of a Pregnant Woman Exposed to or Infected With Ebola Virus Disease in Canada [2015]
    • Parvovirus B19 Infection in Pregnancy [2014]
• China
  • Tropical Medicine & International Health
    • Systematic review of human listeriosis in China, 1964–2010 [2013]
• Colombia
  • Infectio
    • First Colombian consensus on congenital Chagas and clinical approach for women of child-bearing age diagnosed with Chagas [2017]
• Ecuador
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    • A National Survey to Determine Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection among Pregnant Women in Ecuador [2015]
• El Salvador
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    • Mother-to-Child Transmission of Chagas Disease in El Salvador [2015]
• Ethiopia
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Individual and community level predictors of utilization of deworming medications among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis [2022]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Deworming utilization among pregnant mothers with at least one antenatal care follow-up in Ethiopia, 2022:- A multilevel analysis [2023]
• Europe
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
    • Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of antenatal screening for HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis and rubella susceptibility [2017]
    • Antenatal screening for HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis and rubella susceptibility in the EU/EEA – addressing the vulnerable populations [2017]
    • Antenatal screening approaches effective in preventing MTCT of HIV, HBV, syphilis and rubella in vulnerable populations [2017]
    • Antenatal screening for HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis and rubella susceptibility in the EU/EEA [2016]
    • Listeriosis
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Screening for Coxiella burnetii infection during pregnancy: pros and cons according to the Wilson and Jungner criteria [2012]
    • Prevention of congenital and perinatal infections [2009]
  • Tropical Medicine & International Health
    • Control and management of congenital Chagas disease in Europe and other non-endemic countries: current policies and practices [2016]
• France
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Pregnancy-related listeriosis in France, 1984 to 2011, with a focus on 606 cases from 1999 to 2011 [2014]
  • Infectious Diseases Now
    • Prevention and management of VZV infection during pregnancy and the perinatal period [2024]
• Germany
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
    • Ongoing High Incidence and Case-Fatality Rates for Invasive Listeriosis, Germany, 2010–2019 [2021]
• Ghana
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Incidence and determinants of maternal sepsis in Ghana in the midst of a pandemic [2022]
• Haiti
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Cholera in Pregnancy: Outcomes from a Specialized Cholera Treatment Unit for Pregnant Women in Léogâne, Haiti [2013]
• High-income countries
  • Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    • Outcomes and management of pregnancy and puerperal group A streptococcal infections: A systematic review [2023]
• India
  • Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
    • Peripartum Infections: A Position Statement of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine [2024]
• International
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Monkeypox in pregnancy: virology, clinical presentation, and obstetric management [2022]
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • The global burden and trends of maternal sepsis and other maternal infections in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019 [2021]
  • BMJ Open
    • Early evaluation of the ‘STOP SEPSIS!’ WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Awareness Campaign implemented for healthcare providers in 46 low, middle and high-income countries [2020]
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • The perinatal health challenges of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases: A narrative review [2023]
  • Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    • Maternal Infections e-Learning Course [2015]
  • Infection and Drug Resistance
    • Different Clinical Manifestations of Human Brucellosis in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Scoping Review of 521 Cases from 10 Countries [2020]
  • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Cholera Infection Risks and Cholera Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy [2023]
  • International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in congenital infection [2020]
  • Lancet Global Health
    • Availability of facility resources and services and infection-related maternal outcomes in the WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Study: a cross-sectional study [2021]
    • Frequency and management of maternal infection in health facilities in 52 countries (GLOSS): a 1-week inception cohort study [2020]
  • Médecins Sans Frontières
    • Ebola viral disease and pregnancy [2015]
    • Cholera in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Fetal, Neonatal, and Maternal Mortality [2015]
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
    • Maternal respiratory viral infections during pregnancy and offspring's neurodevelopmental outcomes: A systematic review [2023]
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Estimation of the morbidity and mortality of congenital Chagas disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Factors affecting the use of antibiotics and antiseptics to prevent maternal infection at birth: A global mixed-methods systematic review [2022]
  • Reproductive Health
    • Towards a consensus definition of maternal sepsis: results of a systematic review and expert consultation [2017]
  • Vaccine
    • Chorioamnionitis: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data [2019]
• Ireland
  • Department of Health
    • Sepsis Management for Adults (including maternity) [2021]
  • Health Protection Surveillance Centre
    • Pregnancy
  • Ireland's Health Services
    • Antimicrobial safety In Pregnancy and Lactation [2017]
    • Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidelines [2017]
• Liberia
  • Lancet Global Health
    • Pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and infant growth and development after recovery from Ebola virus disease in Liberia: an observational cohort study [2023]
• Low and middle income countries
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • International virtual confidential reviews of infection-related maternal deaths and near-miss in 11 low- and middle-income countries - case report series and suggested actions [2022]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Guidelines for tuberculosis screening and preventive treatment among pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV in PEPFAR-supported countries [2024]
• Mozambique
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • The triple threat of pregnancy, HIV infection and malaria: reported causes of maternal mortality in two nationwide health facility assessments in Mozambique, 2007 and 2012 [2015]
• Namibia
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Measles immunity among pregnant women aged 15–44 years in Namibia, 2008 and 2010 [2016]
• New Zealand
  • BMC Public Health
    • The epidemiology of listeriosis in pregnant women and children in New Zealand from 1997 to 2016: an observational study [2020]
• Philippines
  • PLoS ONE
    • Fear of Birth Defects Is a Major Barrier to Soil-Transmitted Helminth Treatment (STH) for Pregnant Women in the Philippines [2014]
• Spain
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Listeriosis in Spain based on hospitalisation records, 1997 to 2015: need for greater awareness [2019]
• Sri Lanka
  • Ceylon Medical Journal
    • Clinical management of dengue infection in pregnancy [2020]
  • Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
    • Intrapartum fever [2021]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM
    • Monkeypox infection in pregnancy: a systematic review and metaanalysis [2022]
  • BMC Medicine
    • Achieving development goals for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in sub-Saharan Africa through integrated antenatal care: barriers and challenges [2016]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Composition of the vaginal microbiota during pregnancy in women living in sub-Saharan Africa: a PRISMA-compliant review [2021]
  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
    • Intermittent preventive treatment regimens for malaria in HIV-positive pregnant women [2024]
  • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
    • Development, coinfection, and the syndemics of pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa [2013]
  • PLoS ONE
    • A Multi-Country Cross-Sectional Study of Vaginal Carriage of Group B Streptococci (GBS) and Escherichia coli in Resource-Poor Settings: Prevalences and Risk Factors [2016]
  • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    • Ebola virus disease in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • Tropical Medicine and Health
    • Utilization of deworming medication and its associated factors among pregnant married women in 26 sub-Saharan African countries: a multi-country analysis [2021]
• Tanzania
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Factors associated with the use of deworming drugs during pregnancy in Tanzania; an analysis from the 2015–16 Tanzanian HIV and malaria indicators survey [2022]
  • Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety
    • Implementation of co-trimoxazole preventive therapy policy for malaria in HIV-infected pregnant women in the public health facilities in Tanzania [2016]
• United Kingdom
  • BMJ
    • Associations between macrolide antibiotics prescribing during pregnancy and adverse child outcomes in the UK: population based cohort study [2020]
  • BMJ Open
    • Maternal morbidity and mortality from severe sepsis: a national cohort study [2016]
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Impact and economic analysis of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-targeted antenatal screening, England and Wales, 2021 [2024]
  • HSC Public Health Agency
    • Northern Ireland Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening programme report 2018-2022 [2023]
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
    • Management of symptomatic vaginal discharge in pregnancy [2021]
  • NHS England
    • NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy screening (IDPS) programme
  • Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
    • Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening pathway requirements specification
  • Public Health England
    • UK SMI V 30: investigation of exposure to rash in pregnancy
    • Investigation of pregnant women exposed to rash illness
    • Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening: care pathway
    • Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening programme handbook
    • Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening (IDPS): programme overview
    • Ebola in pregnancy: information for healthcare workers
    • Analysing antenatal infections national data: methods
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Chickenpox in Pregnancy [2015]
    • Sepsis in Pregnancy, Bacterial [2012]
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Viral rash in pregnancy
    • Rash in pregnancy
    • Mumps: risk in pregnancy, infection in healthcare settings and MMR vaccine
    • Measles: guidance, data and analysis
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Varicella susceptibility
    • Parvovirus
• United States
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Update on Oropouche Virus and Potential Effects on Pregnancy [2024]
    • Update on Criteria for Suspected Diagnosis of Intraamniotic Infection [2024]
    • Management of Obstetric–Gynecologic Patients During a Measles Outbreak [2024]
    • Increase in Human Parvovirus B19 Activity in the United States [2024]
    • ACOG Clinical Practice Update: Update on Criteria for Suspected Diagnosis of Intraamniotic Infection [2024]
    • ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 199: Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Labor and Delivery [2018]
    • Intrapartum Management of Intraamniotic Infection [2017]
    • Management of Pregnant Women With Presumptive Exposure to Listeria monocytogenes [2014]
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Management of Clinical Chorioamnionitis: An Evidence-Based Approach [2020]
    • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of infections during pregnancy: implementation of recommended interventions, United States, 2003–2004 [2012]
  • BMJ
    • Association between use of macrolides in pregnancy and risk of major birth defects: nationwide, register based cohort study [2021]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Mpox Cases Among Cisgender Women and Pregnant Persons — United States, May 11–November 7, 2022 [2023]
    • CDC Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Anthrax, 2023 [2023]
    • Special Considerations for Prophylaxis for and Treatment of Anthrax in Pregnant and Postpartum Women [2014]
    • Pregnant Travelers
    • HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD & Tuberculosis Prevention in Pregnancy
  • Current HIV/AIDS Reports
    • Evidence for Implementation: Management of TB in HIV and Pregnancy [2022]
  • Drugs in Context
    • Less common bacterial, fungal and viral infections: review of management in the pregnant patient [2021]
  • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • A First Look at Chorioamnionitis Management Practice Variation among US Obstetricians [2012]
  • Infectious Diseases Society of America
    • 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections: Utility of Intra-abdominal Fluid Cultures in Adults, Children, and Pregnant People [2024]
    • 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections: Utility of Blood Cultures in Adults, Children, and Pregnant People [2024]
    • 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections: Risk Assessment, Diagnostic Imaging, and Microbiological Evaluation in Adults, Children, and Pregnant People [2024]
    • 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections: Diagnostic Imaging of Suspected Acute Intra-abdominal Abscess in Adults, Children, and Pregnant People [2024]
  • JAMA
    • Incidence of Maternal Sepsis and Sepsis-Related Maternal Deaths in the United States [2019]
  • Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
    • Maternal and obstetric outcomes of listeria pregnancy: insights from a national cohort [2022]
  • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #67: Maternal sepsis [2023]
    • SMFM Consult Series #47: Sepsis during pregnancy and the puerperium [2019]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) food: attribution, characterization and monitoring: meeting report [2022]
    • Guidelines for the management of pregnant and breastfeeding women in the context of Ebola virus disease [2020]
    • Global report on the epidemiology and burden of sepsis: current evidence, identifying gaps and future directions [2020]
    • Reaching girls and women of reproductive age with deworming: report of the Advisory Group on deworming in girls and women of reproductive age, Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, Bellagio, Italy 28–30 June 2017 [2018]
    • Statement on maternal sepsis [2017]
    • WHO recommendations for prevention and treatment of maternal peripartum infections [2015]
    • Capacity building workshop for the Global Fund proposal writing to include MNH service delivery area for health systems strengthening [2009]
    • Maternal sepsis
    • Global Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis Initiative
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Zika virus infection in pregnancy and newborn
    • Vaccines in pregnancy
    • Urinary tract infections in pregnancy
    • Tuberculosis in pregnancy
    • Trichomoniasis in pregnancy
    • Toxoplasmosis
    • Tetanus in pregnancy and newborn
    • Sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy
    • Rubella
    • Postpartum infections
    • Obstetrics, perinatology
    • Neonatal infections
    • Malaria in pregnancy
    • Influenza in pregnancy
    • Influenza A (H1N1) in pregnancy
    • Infections in pregnancy
    • Herpes infections in pregnancy and newborn
    • Hepatitis in pregnancy and newborn
    • Hepatitis
    • HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn
    • HIV/AIDS
    • Group B streptococcal infections
    • Gonorrhea in pregnancy and newborn
    • Genital infections, sexually transmitted diseases
    • Cytomegalovirus
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection: pregnancy, newborn, breastfeeding
    • Congenital syphilis, syphilis in pregnancy
    • Chlamydia infection in pregnancy
    • Candidiasis in pregnancy and newborn
    • Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy

Influenza A (H1N1) in pregnancy

• Australia
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Quantifying the risk of pandemic influenza in pregnancy and Indigenous people in Australia in 2009 [2009]
• Brazil
  • Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
    • A descriptive study of pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Brazil, 2009 - 2010 [2016]
• Canada
  • BMJ
    • Health outcomes of young children born to mothers who received 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccination during pregnancy: retrospective cohort study [2019]
  • Canadian Family Physician
    • H1N1 and influenza viruses. Why pregnant women might be hesitant to be vaccinated [2011]
• India
  • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Influenza and Pregnancy: A Review of the Literature from India [2015]
• International
  • Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • Lessons learned from the A (H1N1) influenza pandemic [2021]
• Mexico
  • Viruses
    • Medical Outcomes in Women Who Became Pregnant after Vaccination with a Virus-Like Particle Experimental Vaccine against Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Virus Tested during 2009 Pandemic Outbreak [2019]
• Norway
  • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
    • Antibody levels in a cohort of pregnant women after the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic: Waning and association with self-reported severity and duration of illness [2019]
• Republic of Korea
  • Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
    • Clinical and economic analysis of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic among pregnant Korean women [2019]
• United States
  • American Journal of Infection Control
    • General influenza infection control policies and practices during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: A survey of women’s health, obstetric, and neonatal nurses [2014]
  • Birth Defects Research
    • Outcomes of infants born to women with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 [2019]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Maternal and Infant Outcomes Among Severely Ill Pregnant and Postpartum Women with 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) --- United States, April 2009--August 2010 [2011]
  • JAMA
    • Pandemic 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Illness Among Pregnant Women in the United States [2010]
  • Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing
    • Influenza Infection Control Practices in Labor and Delivery Units During the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic [2013]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Influenza in pregnancy
    • Infections in pregnancy

Influenza in pregnancy

• Australia
  • Birth Defects Research
    • The risk of major structural birth defects associated with seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy: A population-based cohort study [2022]
  • Public Health Research and Practice
    • An evaluation of the 2016 influenza vaccination in pregnancy campaign in NSW, Australia [2020]
• Canada, United States
  • Vaccine
    • A prospective study of influenza vaccination and time to pregnancy [2020]
• China
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Acceptance of seasonal influenza vaccination and associated factors among pregnant women in the context of COVID-19 pandemic in China: a multi-center cross-sectional study based on health belief model [2021]
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Review of the status and challenges associated with increasing influenza vaccination coverage among pregnant women in China [2020]
• Denmark
  • Journal of Internal Medicine
    • Effectiveness of maternal immunization with trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in pregnant women and their infants [2019]
• Europe
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
    • Seasonal influenza vaccination recommendations and coverage rates in EU/EEA Member States [2023]
  • European Journal of Medical Research
    • Determinants of influenza vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Europe: a systematic review [2021]
  • WHO European Region
    • WHO Regional Office for Europe recommendations on influenza vaccination for the 2021/2022 season during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic [2021]
    • Tailoring immunization programmes for seasonal influenza (TIP FLU): a guide for promoting uptake of maternal influenza vaccination [2017]
    • Influenza vaccination coverage, pregnant women
• France
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake and vaccine refusal among pregnant women in France: results from a national survey [2020]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Trends of influenza vaccination coverage in pregnant women: a ten-year analysis from a French healthcare database [2022]
• Germany
  • Vaccines
    • Monitoring of Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Pregnant Women in Germany Based on Nationwide Outpatient Claims Data: Findings for Seasons 2014/15 to 2019/20 [2021]
• Hong Kong
  • Vaccine
    • Programme costs for introducing age/gestation-based universal influenza vaccine schedules for young children and pregnant women in Hong Kong [2021]
    • Feasibility of age- and gestation-based routine universal influenza vaccines schedules for children aged 6 months - 2 years and pregnant women [2021]
• India, Peru, Thailand
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Performance of Symptom-Based Case Definitions to Identify Influenza Virus Infection Among Pregnant Women in Middle-Income Countries: Findings From the Pregnancy and Influenza Multinational Epidemiologic (PRIME) Study [2021]
• International
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Pregnancy as a risk factor for severe influenza infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis [2019]
  • BMC Public Health
    • One “misunderstood” health issue: demonstrating and communicating the safety of influenza a vaccination in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
  • BMJ Open
    • Safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy: a systematic review [2023]
  • Frontiers in Immunology
    • Safety, Immunogenicity, Efficacy and Effectiveness of Inactivated Influenza Vaccines in Healthy Pregnant Women and Children Under 5 Years: An Evidence-Based Clinical Review [2021]
  • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
    • Exposure to quadrivalent influenza vaccine during pregnancy: Results from a global pregnancy registry [2022]
    • The Global Influenza Initiative recommendations for the vaccination of pregnant women against seasonal influenza [2015]
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Vaccinating pregnant women against influenza needs to be a priority for all countries: An expert commentary [2020]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Views and experiences of maternal healthcare providers regarding influenza vaccine during pregnancy globally: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis [2022]
  • Vaccine
    • The faces of influenza vaccine recommendation: A Literature review of the determinants and barriers to health providers’ recommendation of influenza vaccine in pregnancy [2020]
    • The effectiveness of influenza vaccination in pregnancy in relation to child health outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
    • Influenza epidemiology and immunization during pregnancy: Final report of a World Health Organization working group [2017]
    • Review of prescribing information for influenza vaccines for pregnant and lactating women [2016]
    • Does influenza vaccination improve pregnancy outcome? Methodological issues and research needs [2015]
    • A global perspective of maternal influenza immunization [2015]
  • Viruses
    • First-Trimester Influenza Infection Increases the Odds of Non-Chromosomal Birth Defects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2022]
• Ireland
  • Health Protection Surveillance Centre
    • Guidelines on the management of pregnant and postpartum women with suspected influenza
• Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Seasonal Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy and the Risk of Major Congenital Malformations in Live-born Infants: A 2010–2016 Historical Cohort Study [2021]
• Japan
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Maternal influenza vaccination relates to receiving relevant information among pregnant women in Japan [2020]
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Safety of influenza vaccination on adverse birth outcomes among pregnant women: A prospective cohort study in Japan [2020]
• Laos
  • Vaccine
    • Cost-effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination in pregnant women, healthcare workers and adults >= 60 years of age in Lao People’s Democratic Republic [2021]
• Low and middle income countries
  • PLoS ONE
    • Determinants of maternal influenza vaccination in the context of low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review [2022]
• Mongolia
  • PLoS ONE
    • Burden of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Pregnant Women and Infants Under 6 Months in Mongolia: A Prospective Cohort Study [2016]
• New Zealand
  • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
    • Multi-decade national cohort identifies adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes associated with acute respiratory illness hospitalisations during the influenza season [2023]
• Norway
  • European Journal of Epidemiology
    • Seasonal and pandemic influenza during pregnancy and risk of fetal death: A Norwegian registry-based cohort study [2020]
• Republic of Korea
  • PLoS ONE
    • The impact of free vaccination policies under the Korean Influenza National Immunization Program: Trends in influenza vaccination rates in South Korea from 2010 to 2019 [2022]
• South Africa
  • BMC Health Services Research
    • An evaluation of an influenza vaccination campaign targeting pregnant women in 27 clinics in two provinces of South Africa, 2015 – 2018 [2021]
  • Vaccine
    • A cost-effectiveness analysis of antenatal influenza vaccination among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women in South Africa [2019]
• Spain
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Influenza hospitalizations in children under 1 year old in Spain: the importance of maternal immunization [2021]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Exploring the risk of severe outcomes and the role of seasonal influenza vaccination in pregnant women hospitalized with confirmed influenza, Spain, 2010/11-2015/16 [2018]
• Switzerland
  • BMJ Open
    • Losing ground at the wrong time: trends in self-reported influenza vaccination uptake in Switzerland, Swiss Health Survey 2007–2017 [2021]
• United Kingdom
  • BMC Public Health
    • Influenza vaccine uptake among at-risk adults (aged 16–64 years) in the UK: a retrospective database analysis [2021]
  • Department of Health and Social Care
    • Annual flu programme
  • HSC Public Health Agency
    • Influenza immunisation programme: Factsheet for healthcare practitioners [2022]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Incidence, risk factors and impact of seasonal influenza in pregnancy: A national cohort study [2021]
  • Public Health England
    • Influenza vaccination in pregnancy: advice for healthcare professionals
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Influenza: the green book, chapter 19
    • Appendix G: pregnant women
• United States
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Influenza in Pregnancy: Prevention and Treatment [2024]
  • Birth Defects Research
    • Influenza vaccination during pregnancy and risk of selected major structural congenital heart defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study 2006-2011 [2023]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2024–25 Influenza Season [2024]
    • Vital Signs: Burden and Prevention of Influenza and Pertussis Among Pregnant Women and Infants — United States [2019]
    • Influenza Vaccination Coverage During Pregnancy — Selected Sites, United States, 2005–06 Through 2013–14 Influenza Vaccine Seasons [2016]
    • Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women — United States, 2014–15 Influenza Season [2015]
    • Recommendations for Obstetric Health Care Providers Related to Use of Antiviral Medications in the Treatment and Prevention of Influenza
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
    • Clinical Effectiveness and Safety of Antivirals for Influenza in Pregnancy [2021]
  • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
    • Influenza vaccination during pregnancy and risk of selected major structural noncardiac birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study 2006-2011 [2022]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Clinical practice guidelines for influenza [2024]
    • Seasonal influenza vaccination: developing and strengthening national programmes - policy brief [2023]
    • Vaccines against influenza: WHO position paper – May 2022 [2022]
    • Labelling information of inactivated influenza vaccines for use in pregnant women, Annex 8, TRS No 1004 [2017]
    • WHO Informal consultation on labelling information of influenza vaccines intended to be used in pregnant women [2016]
    • How to implement influenza vaccination of pregnant women: An introduction manual for national immunization programme managers and policy makers [2016]
    • WHO working group meeting on labelling information of influenza vaccines intended to be used in pregnant women [2015]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Influenza A (H1N1) in pregnancy
    • Infections in pregnancy

Malaria in pregnancy

• Afghanistan
  • Malaria Journal
    • Towards a strategy for malaria in pregnancy in Afghanistan: analysis of clinical realities and women’s perceptions of malaria and anaemia [2015]
• Africa
  • Malaria Journal
    • Has doxycycline, in combination with anti-malarial drugs, a role to play in intermittent preventive treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in pregnant women in Africa? [2018]
    • Rationale for short course primaquine in Africa to interrupt malaria transmission [2013]
  • WHO African Region
    • A strategic framework for malaria prevention and control during pregnancy in the African Region [2004]
    • Malaria
  • World Health Organization
    • Strategy to respond to antimalarial drug resistance in Africa [2022]
• Africa, Western Pacific
  • BMJ Open
    • Maternal Malaria and Malnutrition (M3) initiative, a pooled birth cohort of 13 pregnancy studies in Africa and the Western Pacific [2016]
• Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Lancet
    • Pregnancy outcomes after first-trimester treatment with artemisinin derivatives versus non-artemisinin antimalarials: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis [2023]
• Benin
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    • Prevention of Malaria during Pregnancy: Assessing the Effect of the Distribution of IPTp Through the National Policy in Benin [2011]
• Bolivia
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
    • Plasmodium vivax Malaria during Pregnancy, Bolivia [2013]
• Brazil
  • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
    • A decade of malaria during pregnancy in Brazil: what has been done concerning prevention and management [2014]
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Costs Associated with Malaria in Pregnancy in the Brazilian Amazon, a Low Endemic Area Where Plasmodium vivax Predominates [2016]
• Burkina Faso
  • Infection and Immunity
    • Associations between prenatal malaria exposure, maternal antibodies at birth, and malaria susceptibility during the first year of life in Burkina Faso [2023]
  • Malaria Journal
    • Asymptomatic malaria and anaemia among pregnant women during high and low malaria transmission seasons in Burkina Faso: household-based cross-sectional surveys in Burkina Faso, 2013 and 2017 [2021]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Bayesian Spatiotemporal Modeling of Routinely Collected Data to Assess the Effect of Health Programs in Malaria Incidence During Pregnancy in Burkina Faso [2020]
  • Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology
    • Severe-malaria infection and its outcomes among pregnant women in Burkina Faso health-districts: Hierarchical Bayesian space-time models applied to routinely-collected data from 2013 to 2018 [2020]
• Burundi
  • Malaria Journal
    • The lead-up to epidemic transmission: malaria trends and control interventions in Burundi 2000 to 2019 [2021]
• China
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Congenital Malaria in China [2014]
• Colombia
  • PLoS ONE
    • Meta-analysis of the prevalence of malaria associated with pregnancy in Colombia 2000–2020 [2021]
• Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    • Malaria-Related Psychosocial Factors, Past Antenatal Care-Seeking Behaviors, and Future Antenatal Care-Seeking Intentions by Maternal Age in Malawi and Democratic Republic of the Congo [2023]
• East Africa
  • Malaria Journal
    • The impact of malaria during pregnancy on low birth weight in East-Africa: a topical review [2021]
• Ecuador
  • Biomédica
    • Prevalence of gestational malaria in Ecuador [2022]
• Ethiopia
  • Journal of Parasitology Research
    • The Prevalence of Malaria among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2019]
  • Malaria Journal
    • Insecticide-treated bed net utilization and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
• Europe
  • Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
    • Imported malaria in pregnancy in Europe: A systematic review of the literature of the last 25 years [2023]
• Gabon
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Antenatal care visit attendance, intermittent preventive treatment and bed net use during pregnancy in Gabon [2013]
• Ghana
  • Demographic and Health Surveys
    • Individual- and Community-level Correlates of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy in Ghana [2023]
  • Malaria Journal
    • Successful implementation of ITN distribution through health facilities in Ghana [2023]
    • Trends of malaria infection in pregnancy in Ghana over the past two decades: a review [2022]
    • Malaria in pregnancy control and pregnancy outcomes: a decade's overview using Ghana's DHIMS II data [2022]
    • Impact of insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying on self-reported malaria prevalence among women of reproductive age in Ghana: implication for malaria control and elimination [2022]
    • Managing intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy challenges: an ethnographic study of two Ghanaian administrative regions [2020]
• India
  • Frontiers in Global Women's Health
    • Prevalence of Pregnancy Associated Malaria in India [2022]
• Indonesia
  • Malaria Journal
    • Performance of four HRP-2/pLDH combination rapid diagnostic tests and field microscopy as screening tests for malaria in pregnancy in Indonesia: a cross-sectional study [2015]
• International
  • BMC Medicine
    • Pregnancy outcomes and risk of placental malaria after artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis [2020]
  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
    • Mefloquine for preventing malaria in pregnant women [2018]
  • Heliyon
    • Systematic review of microeconomic analysis of pregnancy-associated malaria [2020]
  • Lancet Infectious Diseases
    • Efficacy and tolerability of artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatments for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis [2020]
  • Malaria Journal
    • Drug treatment and prevention of malaria in pregnancy: a critical review of the guidelines [2021]
    • Systematic review of statistical methods for safety data in malaria chemoprevention in pregnancy trials [2020]
    • Epidemiology of clinical congenital and neonatal malaria in endemic settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • Médecins Sans Frontières
    • Malaria in pregnancy: a call for a safe, efficient, and patient-centred approach to first-trimester treatment [2018]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Women's Access and Provider Practices for the Case Management of Malaria during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2014]
  • SBCC Implementation Kits
    • Malaria in Pregnancy Strategy Guidance
  • Scientific Reports
    • Global genetic diversity of var2csa in Plasmodium falciparum with implications for malaria in pregnancy and vaccine development [2018]
• Kenya
  • Malaria Journal
    • Healthcare provider and drug dispenser knowledge and adherence to guidelines for the case management of malaria in pregnancy in the context of multiple first-line artemisinin-based combination therapy in western Kenya [2023]
    • Determinants of utilization of malaria preventive measures during pregnancy among women aged 15 to 49 years in Kenya: an analysis of the Malaria Indicator Survey 2020 [2022]
    • Effectiveness of the delivery of interventions to prevent malaria in pregnancy in Kenya [2016]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Knowledge and Adherence to the National Guidelines for Malaria Case Management in Pregnancy among Healthcare Providers and Drug Outlet Dispensers in Rural, Western Kenya [2016]
• Low and middle income countries
  • Lancet Global Health
    • Prevalence of and risk factors for microscopic and submicroscopic malaria infections in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
• Madagascar
  • Malaria Journal
    • Status of malaria in pregnancy services in Madagascar 2010-2021: a scoping review [2023]
• Malawi
  • BMC Health Services Research
    • Perspectives of health care providers on the provision of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in health facilities in Malawi [2015]
  • BMC Public Health
    • Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine in Malawi after adoption of updated World Health Organization policy: an analysis of demographic and health survey 2015–2016 [2020]
  • Malaria Journal
    • The use of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy and insecticide-treated bed nets for malaria prevention by women of child-bearing age in eight districts in Malawi [2015]
• Mali
  • Journal of Parasitology
    • Factors Associated with Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria During Pregnancy in Mali [2019]
  • Malaria Journal
    • “There is no free here, you have to pay”: actual and perceived costs as barriers to intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Mali [2016]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Underreporting and Missed Opportunities for Uptake of Intermittent Preventative Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy (IPTp) in Mali [2016]
    • Effectiveness of Antenatal Clinics to Deliver Intermittent Preventive Treatment and Insecticide Treated Nets for the Control of Malaria in Pregnancy in Mali: A Household Survey [2014]
    • Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy with Intermittent Preventive Treatment and Insecticide Treated Nets in Mali: A Quantitative Health Systems Effectiveness Analysis [2013]
    • A Qualitative Health Systems Effectiveness Analysis of the Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy with Intermittent Preventive Treatment and Insecticide Treated Nets in Mali [2013]
• Myanmar
  • PLoS ONE
    • Utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets among pregnant women in Myanmar-analysis of the 2015-2016 Demographic and Health Survey [2022]
• Nigeria
  • Annals of Parasitology
    • Prevalence of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant women in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Using Andersen's behavioral model of health care use for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Nigeria [2023]
  • International Journal of Women's Health
    • Determinants of use of insecticide-treated nets among pregnant women in Nigeria [2015]
  • Malaria Journal
    • Decomposition of socioeconomic inequalities in the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Nigeria: evidence from Demographic Health Survey [2021]
  • Pan African Medical Journal
    • Socio-demographic and regional disparities in utilization of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy - Nigeria demographic health survey 2013 [2019]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Geopolitical zones differentials in intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) and long lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) utilization in Nigeria [2021]
  • WHO African Region
    • Report on malaria in Nigeria 2022 [2022]
• Papua New Guinea
  • Malaria Journal
    • Associations of maternal iron deficiency with malaria infection in a cohort of pregnant Papua New Guinean women [2022]
• Republic of Guinea
  • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Factors Associated with Malaria Preventive Measures among Pregnant Women in Guinea [2021]
  • Malaria Journal
    • Variations in the use of malaria preventive measures among pregnant women in Guinea: a secondary analysis of the 2012 and 2018 demographic and health surveys [2022]
• Rwanda
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Mosquito bed net use and associated factors among pregnant women in Rwanda: a nationwide survey [2023]
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Effectiveness of Intermittent Screening and Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy on Maternal and Birth Outcomes in Selected Districts in Rwanda: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial [2023]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Assessment of perinatal outcomes of pregnant women with severe versus simple malaria [2021]
• Senegal
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Were Women Staying on Track with Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Antenatal Care Settings? A Cross-Sectional Study in Senegal [2022]
• South-East Asia
  • BMC Medicine
    • Severe falciparum malaria in pregnancy in Southeast Asia: a multi-centre retrospective cohort study [2023]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • BMC Public Health
    • Individual, community and societal correlates of insecticide treated net use among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-level analysis [2021]
  • BMJ Global Health
    • Cost-effectiveness of community-based distribution of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo [2023]
  • BMJ Open
    • Is improvement in indicators of women’s empowerment associated with uptake of WHO recommended IPTp-SP levels in sub-Saharan Africa? A multilevel approach [2021]
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Burden of Malaria in Early Pregnancy: A Neglected Problem? [2014]
  • eLife
    • Relationship between changing malaria burden and low birth weight in sub-Saharan Africa: A difference-in-differences study via a pair-of-pairs approach [2021]
  • Global Health: Science and Practice
    • Moving malaria in pregnancy programs from neglect to priority: experience from Malawi, Senegal, and Zambia [2014]
  • Health Policy and Planning
    • Adoption of evidence-based global policies at the national level: intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy and first trimester treatment in Kenya, Malawi, Mali and The Gambia [2020]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Malaria and Helminthic Co-Infection during Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2022]
  • Journal of Global Health
    • The association of malaria infection and gestational hypertension in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Impact of Malaria in Pregnancy on Risk of Malaria in Young Children: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses [2020]
  • Lancet Global Health
    • The impact of community delivery of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy on its coverage in four sub-Saharan African countries (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Nigeria): a quasi-experimental multicentre evaluation [2023]
    • Prevalence of molecular markers of resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine before and after community delivery of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country evaluation [2023]
    • Prevalence of malaria infection in pregnant women compared with children for tracking malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2015]
    • Cost-effectiveness of two versus three or more doses of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a modelling study of meta-analysis and cost data [2015]
  • Lancet Infectious Diseases
    • Effect of Plasmodium falciparum sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance on the effectiveness of intermittent preventive therapy for malaria in pregnancy in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2019]
  • Malaria Journal
    • Multi-country review of ITN routine distribution data: are ANC and EPI channels achieving their potential? [2022]
    • Motivators and demotivators to accessing malaria in pregnancy interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-ethnographic review [2022]
    • Impact of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy on the risk of malaria in infants: a systematic review [2019]
    • Cost-effectiveness of malaria preventive treatment for HIV-infected pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa [2017]
    • Factors affecting providers' delivery of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy: a five-country analysis of national service provision assessment surveys [2014]
    • Assessment of the consistency of national-level policies and guidelines for malaria in pregnancy in five African countries [2014]
    • Why are IPTp coverage targets so elusive in sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic review of health system barriers [2013]
    • Prevention and management of malaria during pregnancy: findings from a comparative qualitative study in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi [2013]
    • Ownership and use of insecticide-treated nets during pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a review [2013]
  • Parasite Epidemiology and Control
    • Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia in school-aged children and pregnant women in endemic settings of sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Mortality, Morbidity, and Developmental Outcomes in Infants Born to Women Who Received Either Mefloquine or Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine as Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: A Cohort Study [2016]
  • PLoS ONE
    • A systematic review and meta-analysis of asymptomatic malaria infection in pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A challenge for malaria elimination efforts [2021]
    • Social and Cultural Factors Affecting Uptake of Interventions for Malaria in Pregnancy in Africa: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Research [2011]
  • Seminars in Perinatology
    • Update of pre- and postnatal iron supplementation in malaria endemic settings [2019]
  • Trends in Parasitology
    • Targeting pregnant women for malaria surveillance [2019]
  • Tropical Medicine & International Health
    • Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: at the crossroads of public health policy [2011]
  • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
    • Impact of Health Systems on the Implementation of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Narrative Synthesis [2020]
• Sudan
  • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
    • A perspective of the epidemiology of malaria and anaemia and their impact on maternal and perinatal outcomes in Sudan [2011]
• Tanzania
  • BMC Public Health
    • Predictors for uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) in Tanzania [2015]
  • Lancet Global Health
    • Estimating malaria burden among pregnant women using data from antenatal care centres in Tanzania: a population-based study [2019]
  • Malaria Journal
    • The potential of pregnant women as a sentinel population for malaria surveillance [2019]
    • Assessment of the impact of availability and readiness of malaria services on uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) provided during ANC visits in Tanzania [2019]
• Uganda
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • A new strategy and its effect on adherence to intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Uganda [2013]
  • Drugs in R&D
    • Trimester-Specific Population Pharmacokinetics and Other Correlates of Variability in Sulphadoxine–Pyrimethamine Disposition Among Ugandan Pregnant Women [2015]
  • Malaria Journal
    • Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) in Uganda: a national survey [2022]
    • Factors associated with uptake of optimal doses of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria among pregnant women in Uganda: analysis of data from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, 2016 [2019]
    • Treatment and prevention of malaria in pregnancy in the private health sector in Uganda: implications for patient safety [2016]
    • Intermittent use of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prevention: a cross-sectional study of knowledge and practices among Ugandan women attending an urban antenatal clinic [2014]
• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • The Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy [2010]
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Malaria: guidance, data and analysis
    • Malaria prevention guidelines for travellers from the UK
• United States
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Malaria Surveillance — United States, 2018 [2022]
    • Updated CDC Recommendations for Using Artemether-Lumefantrine for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Pregnant Women in the United States [2018]
    • Malaria
  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
    • Assessment of Long-Term Health Effects of Antimalarial Drugs When Used for Prophylaxis [2020]
  • Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
    • Malaria in Pregnancy: What the Obstetric Provider in Non-endemic Areas Needs to Know [2019]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Safety of artemisinin and non-artemisinin antimalarials in the first trimester of pregnancy: review of evidence [2024]
    • Malaria vaccine: WHO position paper – May 2024 [2024]
    • World malaria report 2023 [2023]
    • WHO Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG) meeting [2023]
    • WHO Guidelines for malaria [2023]
    • Technical consultation to assess evidence on community-based delivery of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy for malaria [2023]
    • Monoclonal antibodies for malaria prevention. Preferred product characteristics and clinical development considerations [2023]
    • Malaria chemoprevention. Preferred product characteristics [2023]
    • Community deployment of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine a field guide [2023]
    • WHO technical consultation on preferred product characteristics for drugs used in malaria chemoprevention [2022]
    • WHO meeting on preferred product characteristics for monoclonal antibodies for malaria prevention [2022]
    • Malaria vaccines: preferred product characteristics and clinical development considerations [2022]
    • Malaria vaccine: WHO position paper – March 2022 [2022]
    • Global framework for the response to malaria in urban areas [2022]
    • Report on antimalarial drug efficacy, resistance and response: 10 years of surveillance (2010-2019) [2020]
    • Malaria surveillance, monitoring and evaluation: a reference manual [2018]
    • Implementing malaria in pregnancy programs in the context of World Health Organization recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience [2018]
    • Meeting report of the Evidence Review Group on malaria in pregnancy [2017]
    • WHO policy brief for the implementation of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) [2013]
    • Meeting report of the Evidence Review Group on intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) of malaria in pregnancy [2013]
    • Assessment of the safety of artemisinin compounds in pregnancy [2007]
    • Malaria: Fact sheet
    • Malaria
    • Global Malaria Programme
• WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
  • WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
    • Malaria action plan for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2022-2030 [2023]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy

Neonatal infections

• Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Treatment of neonatal infections: a multi-country analysis of health system bottlenecks and potential solutions [2015]
• Brazil
  • Archives of Public Health
    • Neonatal healthcare-associated infections in Brazil: systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
  • Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
    • Trend in infant mortality rate caused by sepsis in Brazil from 2009 to 2018 [2021]
• Canada
  • Canadian Neonatal Network
    • Variability in antimicrobial use among infants born at <33 weeks gestational age [2023]
    • Antibiotic use in Canadian neonatal intensive care units: a national survey for developing antimicrobial stewardship targets [2023]
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • Reducing perinatal infection risk in newborns of mothers who received inadequate prenatal care [2023]
    • Management of well-appearing febrile young infants aged <=90 days [2023]
    • Management of term infants at increased risk for early onset bacterial sepsis [2017]
    • Preventing ophthalmia neonatorum [2015]
  • Children
    • Neonates with Maternal Colonization of Carbapenemase-Producing, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: A Mini-Review and a Suggested Guide for Preventing Neonatal Infection [2021]
  • Neonatology
    • Decreasing Trend in Incidence of Late Onset Culture Positive Bloodstream Infections but Not Late Onset Meningitis in Preterm Infants <33 Weeks Gestation in Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [2022]
  • Public Health Ontario
    • Ophthalmia Neonatorum
• China
  • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
    • Systematic review of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae causing neonatal sepsis in China [2019]
  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
    • Pathogens distribution and antimicrobial resistance in bloodstream infections in twenty-five neonatal intensive care units in China, 2017–2019 [2021]
  • Chinese Medical Journal
    • Neonatal sepsis: within and beyond China [2020]
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Epidemiology and microbiology of late-onset sepsis among preterm infants in China, 2015–2018: A cohort study [2020]
  • Italian Journal of Pediatrics
    • The impact of early empirical antibiotics treatment on clinical outcome of very preterm infants: a nationwide multicentre study in China [2023]
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • The epidemiology and disease burden of congenital TORCH infections among hospitalized children in China: A national cross-sectional study [2022]
• China, United States
  • Global Health Action
    • Disease burden comparison and associated risk factors of early- and late-onset neonatal sepsis in China and the USA, 1990-2019 [2024]
• Croatia
  • Medical Science Monitor
    • A Survey of Current Prophylactic Treatment for Ophthalmia Neonatorum in Croatia and a Review of International Preventive Practices [2018]
• Developing countries
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
    • Empiric Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis in Developing Countries [2015]
• Ethiopia
  • BMC Pediatrics
    • Neonatal sepsis and its association with birth weight and gestational age among admitted neonates in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • Heliyon
    • The burden of neonatal sepsis and its association with antenatal urinary tract infection and intra-partum fever among admitted neonates in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
  • International Journal of Pediatrics
    • Prevalence of Neonatal Sepsis in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2020]
• Europe
  • Antibiotics
    • Variations in Antibiotic Use and Sepsis Management in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A European Survey [2021]
  • BMC Pediatrics
    • High variability in the dosing of commonly used antibiotics revealed by a Europe-wide point prevalence study: implications for research and dissemination [2015]
  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
    • ESCMID-ECMM guideline: diagnosis and management of invasive aspergillosis in neonates and children [2019]
  • European Standards of Care for Newborn Health
    • Management of suspected early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS)
  • WHO European Region
    • Equivalence trials for sepsis in newborns and young infants: review of the statistical aspects of trials claiming [2021]
• France
  • Archives of Disease in Childhood
    • Therapeutic guidelines for prescribing antibiotics in neonates should be evidence-based: a French national survey [2015]
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Severe and fatal neonatal infections linked to a new variant of echovirus 11, France, July 2022 to April 2023 [2023]
• Haiti
  • PLoS ONE
    • Early warning for healthcare acquired infections in neonatal care units in a low-resource setting using routinely collected hospital data: The experience from Haiti, 2014-2018 [2022]
• Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Medical Journal
    • Congenital infections in Hong Kong: beyond TORCH [2020]
    • Congenital infections in Hong Kong: an overview of TORCH [2020]
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
    • Epidemiologic Changes of Neonatal Early-onset Sepsis After the Implementation of Universal Maternal Screening for Group B Streptococcus in Hong Kong [2023]
• India
  • Indian Pediatrics
    • Factors Associated With Neonatal Pneumonia and its Mortality in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2021]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Risk factors of neonatal sepsis in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2019]
• International
  • Archives of Disease in Childhood
    • Global incidence and mortality of neonatal sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Antibiotics needed to treat multidrug-resistant infections in neonates [2022]
  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
    • Intravenous immunoglobulin for preventing infection in preterm and/or low birth weight infants [2020]
    • Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum [2020]
  • EClinicalMedicine
    • A global point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in neonatal intensive care units: The no-more-antibiotics and resistance (NO-MAS-R) study [2021]
  • Frontiers in Pediatrics
    • Stratified Management for Bacterial Infections in Late Preterm and Term Neonates: Current Strategies and Future Opportunities Toward Precision Medicine [2021]
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
    • Simplified Dosing Regimens for Gentamicin in Neonatal Sepsis [2021]
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    • Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality of neonatal sepsis and other neonatal infections, 1990-2019 [2023]
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
    • Oral antibiotics for neonatal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2019]
  • Lancet Infectious Diseases
    • Estimates of possible severe bacterial infection in neonates in sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia, and Latin America for 2012: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2014]
  • Paediatrics and International Child Health
    • Reviewing the WHO guidelines for antibiotic use for sepsis in neonates and children [2018]
  • Pediatric Research
    • Neonatal multidrug-resistant gram-negative infection: epidemiology, mechanisms of resistance, and management [2022]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Prevalence and clonal diversity of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal infections: A systematic review of 128 articles across 30 countries [2023]
  • Vaccine
    • Neonatal infections: Case definition and guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunisation safety data [2016]
• Iran
  • PLoS ONE
    • Neonatal sepsis in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis on national prevalence and causative pathogens [2020]
• Italy
  • BMC Pediatrics
    • The use of ciprofloxacin and fluconazole in Italian neonatal intensive care units: a nationwide survey [2013]
  • Italian Journal of Pediatrics
    • UPDATE - 2022 Italian guidelines on the management of bronchiolitis in infants [2023]
    • Antibiotic prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum in Italy: results from a national survey and the Italian intersociety new position statements [2023]
    • Secondary prevention of early-onset sepsis: a less invasive Italian approach for managing neonates at risk [2018]
    • Revised recommendations concerning palivizumab prophylaxis for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) [2015]
    • Inter-society consensus document on treatment and prevention of bronchiolitis in newborns and infants [2014]
• Kuwait
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Microbiological contamination of mobile phones of clinicians in intensive care units and neonatal care units in public hospitals in Kuwait [2015]
• Latvia
  • Medicina
    • Antimicrobial usage among hospitalized children in Latvia: A neonatal and pediatric antimicrobial point prevalence survey [2014]
• Low and middle income countries
  • BioMed Research International
    • A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis of the Leading Pathogens Causing Neonatal Sepsis in Developing Countries [2021]
  • BMC Public Health
    • The effect of umbilical cord cleansing with chlorhexidine on omphalitis and neonatal mortality in community settings in developing countries: a meta-analysis [2013]
  • Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
    • Rational development of guidelines for management of neonatal sepsis in developing countries [2015]
  • EClinicalMedicine
    • Infection prevention and care bundles addressing health care-associated infections in neonatal care in low-middle income countries: a scoping review [2022]
  • Heliyon
    • Unfinished agenda of the neonates in developing countries: magnitude of neonatal sepsis: systematic review and meta-analysis [2019]
  • Nature Microbiology
    • Characterization of antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria that cause neonatal sepsis in seven low- and middle-income countries [2021]
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
    • The Impact of Interventions to Prevent Neonatal Healthcare-associated Infections in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review [2022]
  • Pediatric Pulmonology
    • Respiratory infections in children born preterm in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review [2022]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Gram-negative neonatal sepsis in low- and lower-middle-income countries and WHO empirical antibiotic recommendations: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
• Low-income countries
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Burden of bacterial resistance among neonatal infections in low income countries: how convincing is the epidemiological evidence? [2015]
• Nepal
  • Archives of Public Health
    • Epidemiology of neonatal infections in hospitals of Nepal: evidence from a large- scale study [2020]
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Adherence to World Health Organisation guidelines for treatment of early onset neonatal sepsis in low-income settings; a cohort study in Nepal [2020]
• Netherlands
  • Acta Paediatrica
    • Multicentre study found that adherence to national antibiotic recommendations for neonatal early-onset sepsis was low [2021]
    • Neonatal early-onset sepsis calculator recommended significantly less empiric antibiotic treatment than national guidelines [2020]
  • EClinicalMedicine
    • Neonatal early-onset infections: Comparing the sensitivity of the neonatal early-onset sepsis calculator to the Dutch and the updated NICE guidelines in an observational cohort of culture-positive cases [2022]
• New Zealand
  • Starship
    • Infection (congenital) [2023]
    • Immunisation - an overview for Newborn Services [2023]
    • Immunisation - cold chain management for newborn services [2020]
    • Conjunctivitis in the neonate [2020]
    • Antibiotics - for neonatal sepsis [2019]
    • Antibiotics - surgical wound prophylaxis in neonates [2018]
• Norway
  • Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    • Late-onset sepsis in very preterm infants in Norway in 2009-2018: a population-based study [2023]
• OECD countries
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
    • Neonate Bloodstream Infections in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Countries: An Update on Epidemiology and Prevention [2019]
• Republic of Korea
  • Journal of Korean Medical Science
    • Blood Culture Proven Early Onset Sepsis and Late Onset Sepsis in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants in Korea [2015]
• Spain
  • Anales de Pediatría (English Edition)
    • Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of antibiotic and antifungical drugs in paediatric and newborn patients. Consensus Guidelines of the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy (SEFH) and the Spanish Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (SEIP) [2024]
    • Nirsevimab for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease in children. Statement of the Spanish Society of Paediatric Infectious Disease (SEIP) [2023]
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Enhanced echovirus 11 genomic surveillance in neonatal infections in Spain following a European alert reveals new recombinant forms linked to severe cases, 2019 to 2023 [2024]
  • Sociedad Española de Neonatología
    • Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Neonatology for the prevention of severe respiratory syncytial virus infections with nirsevimab, for the 2024-2025 season [2024]
    • Health care-associated infections in neonatology [2024]
    • Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Neonatology for the prevention of severe respiratory syncytial virus infections with nirsevimab, for the 2023-2024 season [2023]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Lancet Infectious Diseases
    • Maternal and early onset neonatal bacterial sepsis: burden and strategies for prevention in sub-Saharan Africa [2009]
• Switzerland
  • Swiss Society of Neonatology
    • Management of neonates at risk of early onset sepsis: a probability-based approach and recent literature appraisal : Update of the Swiss national guideline of the Swiss Society of Neonatology and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Group Switzerland [2024]
    • Recommendations for term and late preterm infants at risk for perinatal bacterial infection [2013]
• Turkey
  • Pediatrics and Neonatology
    • The prevalence and diagnostic criteria of health-care associated infections in neonatal intensive care units in Turkey: A multicenter point- prevalence study [2021]
  • Turkish Archives of Pediatrics
    • Turkish Neonatal Society guideline on neonatal infections-diagnosis and treatment [2019]
• United Kingdom
  • Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    • Screening for early onset neonatal sepsis: NICE guidance-based practice versus projected application of the Kaiser Permanente sepsis risk calculator in the UK population [2020]
  • Health Technology Assessment
    • Antimicrobial-impregnated central venous catheters for preventing neonatal bloodstream infection: the PREVAIL RCT [2020]
  • Infant
    • Neonatal early onset sepsis: a reflection on the NICE guidance [2016]
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
    • Neonatal infection: antibiotics for prevention and treatment [2024]
    • Neonatal infection [2024]
    • Evidence reviews for maternal and neonatal risk factors for late-onset neonatal infection [2021]
    • Evidence reviews for maternal and neonatal risk factors for early-onset neonatal infection [2021]
    • Evidence review for timing of delivery to reduce the risk of early-onset neonatal infection [2021]
    • Evidence review for investigations before starting treatment for late-onset neonatal infection [2021]
    • Evidence review for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for reducing early-onset neonatal infection [2021]
    • Evidence review for information and support for parents and carers of babies with late-onset neonatal infection [2021]
    • Evidence review for antibiotics for treating late-onset neonatal infection [2021]
    • Evidence review for antibiotic-impregnated catheters for reducing late-onset neonatal infection [2021]
  • NHSGGC Guidelines
    • Virological assessment of fetuses and neonates
    • Immunisation guideline for neonates
    • Eye infections in the neonate: Ophthalmia Neonatorum and the management of systemic Gonococcal and Chlamydial infections
    • Antibiotic guidelines for the neonatal unit
  • PLoS ONE
    • Linking surveillance and clinical data for evaluating trends in bloodstream infection rates in neonatal units in England [2019]
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Infection prevention and control: incubators on neonatal units
• United States
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Risks of Infectious Diseases in Newborns Exposed to Alternative Perinatal Practices [2022]
    • Management of Neonates Born at >=35 0/7 Weeks’ Gestation With Suspected or Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis [2018]
    • Management of Neonates Born at <=34 6/7 Weeks’ Gestation With Suspected or Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis [2018]
    • Umbilical Cord Care in the Newborn Infant [2016]
    • Strategies for Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections in the NICU [2012]
    • Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Health Care–Associated Infections in the NICU [2012]
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
    • Association between Vancomycin Trough Concentration and Area under the Concentration-Time Curve in Neonates [2014]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Notes from the Field: Respiratory Viral Panel as an Early Diagnostic Tool for Neonatal Enterovirus Infection — San Diego, California 2023 [2024]
  • Clinics in Perinatology
    • New Antibiotic Dosing [2014]
  • Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
    • The Association of State Legal Mandates for Data Submission of Central Line-associated Blood Stream Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Units with Process and Outcome Measures [2014]
  • Journal of Pediatrics
    • Reappraisal of Guidelines for Management of Neonates with Suspected Early-Onset Sepsis [2015]
  • Journal of Perinatology
    • Respiratory syncytial virus hospitalizations in US preterm infants after the 2014 change in immunoprophylaxis guidance by the American Academy of Pediatrics [2020]
    • Early-onset sepsis in term infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units (2011–2016) [2020]
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    • Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles Among Neonatal Early-onset Sepsis Pathogens [2022]
    • Impact of Early-Onset Sepsis and Antibiotic Use on Death or Survival with Neurodevelopmental Impairment at 2 Years of Age among Extremely Preterm Infants [2020]
    • Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis 2015 to 2017, the Rise of Escherichia coli, and the Need for Novel Prevention Strategies [2020]
    • Prolonged duration of early antibiotic therapy in extremely premature infants [2019]
    • Incidence of early-onset sepsis in infants born to women with clinical chorioamnionitis [2018]
    • Late-onset Sepsis in Extremely Premature Infants: 2000-2011 [2017]
    • Late-onset sepsis in very low birth weight infants from singleton and multiple-gestation births [2013]
    • Early sepsis does not increase the risk of late sepsis in very low birth weight neonates [2013]
  • National Perinatal Association
    • National Perinatal Association 2018 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevention Clinical Practice Guideline: An Evidence-Based Interdisciplinary Collaboration [2017]
  • Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice
    • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease: Immunoprophylaxis Policy Review and Public Health Concerns in Preterm and Young Infants [2021]
  • Seminars in Perinatology
    • Infection control and other stewardship strategies in late onset sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and localized infection in the neonatal intensive care unit [2020]
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine
    • American College of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Parameters for Hemodynamic Support of Pediatric and Neonatal Septic Shock [2017]
• Vietnam
  • BMC Pediatrics
    • Reducing neonatal infections in south and south central Vietnam: the views of healthcare providers [2013]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Paediatric drug optimization for antibiotics [2023]
    • Operationalizing management of sick young infants with possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) when referral is not feasible in the context of existing maternal, newborn, and child health programmes [2017]
    • Managing possible serious bacterial infection in young infants 0–59 days old when referral is not feasible: WHO/UNICEF joint statement [2017]
    • Guideline: managing possible serious bacterial infection in young infants when referral is not feasible [2015]
    • Newborn infections
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Zika virus infection in pregnancy and newborn
    • Tuberculosis in pregnancy
    • Trichomoniasis in pregnancy
    • Toxoplasmosis
    • Tetanus in pregnancy and newborn
    • Rubella
    • Obstetrics, perinatology
    • Neonatology
    • Malaria in pregnancy
    • Infections in pregnancy
    • Herpes infections in pregnancy and newborn
    • Hepatitis in pregnancy and newborn
    • Hepatitis
    • HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn
    • HIV/AIDS
    • Group B streptococcal infections
    • Gonorrhea in pregnancy and newborn
    • Genital infections, sexually transmitted diseases
    • Cytomegalovirus
    • Congenital syphilis, syphilis in pregnancy
    • Chlamydia infection in pregnancy
    • Candidiasis in pregnancy and newborn
    • Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy

Postpartum infections

• Bangladesh, Pakistan
  • Journal of Global Health
    • Validation of community health worker identification of maternal puerperal sepsis using a clinical diagnostic algorithm in Bangladesh and Pakistan [2021]
• Denmark
  • BMJ Open
    • Postpartum urinary tract infection by mode of delivery: a Danish nationwide cohort study [2018]
• Ethiopia
  • Archives of Public Health
    • Burden of puerperal sepsis and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
• International
  • International Society for Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Genital Tract GAS Infection ISIDOG Guidelines [2021]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Incidence of maternal peripartum infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2019]
  • Vaccine
    • Postpartum endometritis and infection following incomplete or complete abortion: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of maternal immunization safety data [2019]
• Low and middle income countries
  • PLoS ONE
    • Effect of Puerperal Infections on Early Neonatal Mortality: A Secondary Analysis of Six Demographic and Health Surveys [2017]
• Suriname
  • PLoS ONE
    • The golden hour of sepsis: An in-depth analysis of sepsis-related maternal mortality in middle-income country Suriname [2018]
• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Bacterial Sepsis following Pregnancy [2012]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Managing puerperal sepsis [2008]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Postpartum (puerperium)
    • Infections in pregnancy

Rubella

• Africa
  • BMC Research Notes
    • Serological makers of rubella infection in Africa in the pre vaccination era: a systematic review [2015]
  • Journal of Immunological Sciences
    • Congenital Rubella Syndrome in The African Region - Data from Sentinel Surveillance [2018]
• Albania
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Albania [2020]
• Americas
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Regional Framework for the Monitoring and Re-Verification of Measles, Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Elimination in the Americas. Revised edition [2022]
    • Measles and Rubella Risk Assessment Tool. User Guide [2022]
    • Regional Framework for the Monitoring and Re-Verification of Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Elimination in the Americas [2021]
    • Rubella
• Andorra
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Andorra [2020]
• Armenia
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Armenia [2020]
• Australia
  • Department of Health and Aged Care
    • Rubella | The Australian Immunisation Handbook
  • Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal
    • Using the two-source capture–recapture method to estimate the incidence and case ascertainment of congenital rubella syndrome in Australia, 1993–2013 [2016]
• Austria
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Austria [2020]
• Azerbaijan
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Azerbaijan [2020]
• Belarus
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Belarus [2020]
• Belgium
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Pitfalls of rubella serology while on the brink of elimination: evaluation of national data, Belgium, 2017 [2021]
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Belgium [2020]
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Bosnia and Herzegovina [2020]
• Bulgaria
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Bulgaria [2020]
• Cameroon
  • International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
    • Identification of Ocular and Auditory Manifestations of Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Mbingo [2014]
• Canada
  • Government of Alberta
    • Alberta public health disease management guidelines : rubella
    • Alberta public health disease management guidelines : congenital rubella infection/syndrome
  • Government of Canada
    • Rubella vaccines: Canadian Immunization Guide
    • Rubella
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Re-verifying the elimination of measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in Canada, 2016–2020 [2021]
  • Public Health Ontario
    • Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS)
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Rubella in Pregnancy [2018]
• China
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of susceptibility to rubella among women preparing for pregnancy in rural China [2017]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Analysis of complete genomes of the rubella virus genotypes 1E and 2B which circulated in China, 2000–2013 [2016]
• Croatia
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Croatia [2020]
• Cyprus
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Cyprus [2020]
• Czech Republic
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Czech Republic [2020]
• Denmark
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Denmark [2020]
• Estonia
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Estonia [2020]
• Ethiopia
  • BMC Public Health
    • Epidemiology of rubella virus cases in the pre-vaccination era of Ethiopia, 2009–2015 [2016]
  • Epidemiology & Infection
    • Epidemiological analysis of rubella-confirmed cases from measles suspected cases in Ethiopia: Threat for Congenital Rubella Syndrome [2022]
• Europe
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Progress Toward Rubella Elimination — World Health Organization European Region, 2005–2019 [2021]
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
    • Retrospective surveillance and enhanced case-finding of congenital rubella syndrome cases [2018]
    • Measles and rubella surveillance - 2017 [2018]
    • Measles and Rubella monthly report
    • Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS)
  • WHO European Region
    • Twelfth meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination: 8–11 September 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark [2024]
    • Eliminating measles and rubella in the WHO European Region: integrated guidance for surveillance, outbreak response and verification of elimination [2024]
    • Eleventh meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination, 8–10 November 2022 [2023]
    • Tenth meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination: summary of virtual sessions held on 6 October 2021, 2 November 2021, 8 December 2021 and 16 February 2022 [2022]
    • Measles and rubella regional and country profiles
    • Measles and rubella EURO
• Fiji
  • Journal of Tropical Medicine
    • Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Fiji, 1995–2010 [2013]
• Finland
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Finland [2020]
• France
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Resurgence risk for measles, mumps and rubella in France in 2018 and 2020 [2018]
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: France [2020]
• Georgia
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Georgia [2020]
• Germany
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Germany [2020]
• Ghana
  • Pan African Medical Journal
    • An 11-year trend of rubella incidence cases reported in the measles case-based surveillance system, Ghana [2021]
• Greece
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Greece [2020]
• Hungary
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Hungary [2020]
• Iceland
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Iceland [2020]
• India
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Progress Toward Measles and Rubella Elimination — India, 2005–2021 [2022]
    • Sentinel Surveillance for Congenital Rubella Syndrome — India, 2016–2017 [2018]
  • Indian Academy of Pediatrics
    • IAP perspectives on measles and rubella elimination strategies [2014]
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Burden of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in India based on data from cross-sectional serosurveys, 2017 and 2019–20 [2021]
    • Epidemiology of Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) in India, 2016-18, based on data from sentinel surveillance [2020]
  • Weekly Epidemiological Record
    • Progress towards measles and rubella elimination – India, 2005–2021 [2023]
• Indonesia
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Progress Toward Measles and Rubella Elimination — Indonesia, 2013–2022 [2023]
• International
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Progress Toward Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Elimination — Worldwide, 2012–2022 [2024]
    • Progress Toward Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Control and Elimination — Worldwide, 2012–2020 [2022]
    • Progress in Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Control and Elimination — Worldwide, 2000–2016 [2017]
    • Global Progress Toward Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Control and Elimination — 2000–2014 [2015]
  • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
    • Strategies for elimination of rubella in pregnancy and of congenital rubella syndrome in high and upper-middle income countries [2020]
  • Lancet Global Health
    • The epidemiology of rubella, 2007–18: an ecological analysis of surveillance data [2020]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Using Seroprevalence and Immunisation Coverage Data to Estimate the Global Burden of Congenital Rubella Syndrome, 1996-2010: A Systematic Review [2016]
  • Vaccines
    • The Impact of Rubella Vaccine Introduction on Rubella Infection and Congenital Rubella Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Mathematical Modelling Studies [2021]
  • Weekly Epidemiological Record
    • Genetic characterization of measles and rubella viruses detected through surveillance for global measles and rubella elimination, 2016–2018 [2019]
• Iran
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Sero-epidemiological evaluation of rubella immunity among pre-marriage women in Iran [2019]
  • International Journal of Fertility & Sterility
    • Rubella Immunity in Pregnant Iranian Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2019]
• Ireland
  • Health Protection Surveillance Centre
    • Rubella
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Ireland [2020]
• Israel
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Israel [2020]
• Italy
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Congenital rubella still a public health problem in Italy: analysis of national surveillance data from 2005 to 2013 [2015]
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Effect of the mandatory vaccination law on measles and rubella incidence and vaccination coverage in Italy (2013-2019) [2022]
    • Surveillance and vaccination coverage of measles and rubella in Northern Italy [2014]
    • Progress in the elimination of measles and congenital rubella in Central Italy [2013]
  • Vaccine: X
    • Prevalence and management of rubella susceptibility in healthcare workers in Italy: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Italy [2020]
• Japan
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Predicting congenital rubella syndrome in Japan, 2018–2019 [2019]
    • Investigating the immunizing effect of the rubella epidemic in Japan, 2012-14 [2015]
• Kazakhstan
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Kazakhstan [2020]
• Kyrgyzstan
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Kyrgyzstan [2020]
• Laos
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Comparison of population-based measles-rubella immunoglobulin G antibody prevalence between 2014 and 2019 in Lao People's Democratic Republic: Impacts of the national immunization program [2023]
• Latvia
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Latvia [2020]
• Lithuania
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Lithuania [2020]
• Low and middle income countries
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • The impact of Measles-Rubella vaccination on the morbidity and mortality from Congenital Rubella Syndrome in 92 countries [2019]
• Luxembourg
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Luxembourg [2020]
• Macedonia
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Republic of North Macedonia [2020]
• Malta
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Malta [2020]
• Moldova
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Republic of Moldova [2020]
• Monaco
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Monaco [2020]
• Montenegro
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Montenegro [2020]
• Namibia
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Rubella immunity among pregnant women aged 15–44 years, Namibia, 2010 [2016]
• Nepal
  • WHO South-East Asia Region
    • Confronting Rubella: the story of how Nepal protected its people from rubella and congenital rubella syndrome [2018]
• Netherlands
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: the Netherlands [2020]
• Norway
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Norway [2020]
• Philippines
  • International Journal of Pediatrics
    • Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in the Philippines: A Systematic Review [2016]
  • Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal
    • The burden of congenital rubella syndrome in the Philippines: results from a retrospective assessment [2017]
• Poland
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Poland [2020]
• Portugal
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Portugal [2020]
• Republic of Korea
  • BMJ Open
    • Recent trends in seroprevalence of rubella in Korean women of childbearing age: a cross-sectional study [2020]
• Romania
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Romania [2020]
• Russia
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Russian Federation [2020]
• San Marino
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: San Marino [2020]
• Senegal
  • Viruses
    • Measles and Rubella Incidence and Molecular Epidemiology in Senegal: Temporal and Regional Trends during Twelve Years of National Surveillance, 2010-2021 [2022]
• Serbia
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Serbia [2020]
• Slovakia
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Slovakia [2020]
• Slovenia
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Slovenia [2020]
• Solomon Islands
  • Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal
    • An outbreak investigation of congenital rubella syndrome in Solomon Islands, 2013 [2016]
• South Africa
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Congenital Rubella Syndrome Surveillance in South Africa Using a Sentinel Site Approach: A Cross-sectional Study [2019]
  • PLoS ONE
    • A retrospective 5-year review of rubella in South Africa prior to the introduction of a rubella-containing vaccine [2022]
• Spain
  • Vaccine
    • Last cases of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in Spain, 1997–2016: The success of a vaccination program [2019]
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Spain [2020]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Sero-prevalence of rubella among pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis [2020]
• Sweden
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Sweden [2020]
• Switzerland
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Switzerland [2020]
• Taiwan
  • Medicine
    • Epidemiological features and risk factors for measles and rubella in Taiwan during 2011 to 2020 [2022]
  • Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Is birth cohort 1985/9–1990/8 a susceptibility window for congenital rubella syndrome in Taiwan? [2016]
• Tajikistan
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Tajikistan [2020]
• Turkey
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Turkey [2020]
• Turkmenistan
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Turkmenistan [2020]
• Uganda
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Rubella IgM epidemiology in the pre-rubella vaccination era in Uganda [2020]
• Ukraine
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Ukraine [2020]
• United Kingdom
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Rubella infection in pregnancy and congenital rubella in United Kingdom, 2003 to 2016 [2018]
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Rubella (German measles): guidance, data and analysis
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Rubella susceptibility
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [2020]
• United States
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccine (PRIORIX): Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022 [2022]
    • Prevention of Measles, Rubella, Congenital Rubella Syndrome, and Mumps, 2013: Summary Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) [2013]
    • Use of combination measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) [2010]
    • Rubella
    • Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine Safety
• Uzbekistan
  • WHO European Region
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Uzbekistan [2020]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Rubella vaccines: WHO position paper – July 2020 [2020]
    • Measles and rubella strategic framework: 2021-2030 [2020]
    • Manual for the Laboratory-based Surveillance of Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome [2018]
    • Congenital Rubella Syndrome: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance Standards [2018]
    • Roadmap to elimination standard measles and rubella surveillance [2017]
    • Planning and implementing high-quality supplementary immunization activities for injectable vaccines using an example of measles and rubella vaccines: field guide [2016]
    • Introducing rubella vaccine into national immunization programmes: a step by step guide [2015]
    • Global measles and rubella strategic plan: 2012-2020 [2012]
    • The immunological basis for immunization series: module 11: rubella [2008]
    • Manual for the laboratory diagnosis of measles and rubella virus infection, 2nd ed [2007]
    • Rubella: Fact sheet
    • Rubella reported cases and incidence
    • Rubella - number of reported cases
    • Rubella (Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals)
    • Rubella (German Measles)
    • Provisional monthly measles and rubella data
    • Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases
• WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
  • WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
    • Rubella
• WHO South-East Asia Region
  • Weekly Epidemiological Record
    • Progress towards rubella elimination - WHO South-East Asia Region, 2013-2021 [2023]
  • WHO South-East Asia Region
    • Strategic Plan for measles and rubella elimination and sustenance in the WHO South-East Asia Region: 2024–2028 [2024]
    • Ninth South-East Asia Regional Meeting of Virologists of the Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network, Lucknow, India, 1–2 September 2022 [2023]
    • Seventh Meeting of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Verification Commission for measles and rubella [2022]
    • Review of progress and way forward on measles and rubella elimination activities in the WHO South-East Asia Region [2022]
    • Fourth Regional workshop to review progress towards measles-rubella and other priority VPD surveillance and outbreak preparedness and response in WHO South-East Asia region [2022]
    • Framework for verification of measles and rubella elimination in the WHO South-East Asia Region [2020]
    • Strategic plan for measles and rubella elimination in WHO South-East Asia Region: 2020–2024 [2019]
    • Measles and rubella in SEARO
• WHO Western Pacific Region
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Progress Toward Rubella Elimination — Western Pacific Region, 2000–2019 [2020]
  • WHO Western Pacific Region
    • Measles-Rubella Bulletin 2024 [2024]
    • Guidelines for the surveillance of congenital rubella syndrome in the Western Pacific Region [2022]
    • Consultation on Regional Measles and Rubella Elimination in the Western Pacific Inherent Physical Requirements of the Position, Manila, Philippines, 19-21 April 2017 : meeting report [2017]
    • Sixth Hands-on Training on Molecular Laboratory Diagnosis of Measles and Rubella, Hong Kong SAR (China), 29 February to 4 March 2016 : report [2016]
• Zambia
  • Epidemiology & Infection
    • Estimated incidence and transmission intensity of rubella infection in Zambia pre-vaccine era 2005-2016 [2022]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Leveraging a national biorepository in Zambia to assess measles and rubella immunity gaps across age and space [2022]
• Zimbabwe
  • BMC Public Health
    • Trends of rubella incidence during a 5-year period of case based surveillance in Zimbabwe [2015]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy

Sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy

• Americas
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in the Americas. Update 2016 [2017]
    • Field Guide for Implementation of the Strategy and Plan of Action for Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Congenital Syphilis in the Americas [2014]
    • 2012 Progress Report: Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis in the Americas [2013]
• Asia-Pacific
  • WHO Western Pacific Region
    • Regional framework for the triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis in Asia and the Pacific, 2018-2030 [2018]
• Brazil
  • PLoS ONE
    • Maternal HIV and syphilis are not syndemic in Brazil: Hot spot analysis of the two epidemics [2021]
• Canada
  • Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
    • Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae During Pregnancy: A Health Technology Assessment [2018]
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Acceptability, feasibility, equity and resource use for prenatal screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea: A systematic review [2024]
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Intrauterine Fetal Diagnostic Testing in Women with Chronic Viral Infections [2020]
• Central Asia, Europe
  • WHO European Region
    • WHO regional technical consultation on monitoring progress and supporting capacity building to validate dual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis: 17-18 December 2015, Astana, Kazakhstan: report [2016]
• Ethiopia
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (HIV, hepatitis B virus, herpes simplex virus type 2, and syphilis) in pregnant women in Ethiopia: Trends over 10 years (2005–2014) [2019]
• International
  • BMJ Open
    • Adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes associated with Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
    • Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C virus infections in pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
    • Adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes associated with Mycoplasma genitalium: systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
    • Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnancy: A Narrative Review of the Global Research Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities [2020]
  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
    • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and C and syphilis [2021]
• Ireland
  • Ireland's Health Services
    • Preventing Perinatal Transmission [2015]
• Japan
  • Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Current Status of Condylomata Acuminata in Pregnant Japanese Women [2016]
• Kenya
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
    • Sexually transmitted infections during pregnancy and subsequent risk of stillbirth and infant mortality in Kenya: a prospective study [2019]
• Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Strategy and Plan of Action for Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Congenital Syphilis in Latin America and the Caribbean: Regional Monitoring Strategy. 3. ed. [2013]
• Low and middle income countries
  • BMJ Global Health
    • Barriers and facilitators to HIV and syphilis rapid diagnostic testing in antenatal care settings in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review [2022]
  • Journal of Global Health
    • The impact of antibiotic treatment for syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhoea during pregnancy on birth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Economic evaluation of point-of-care testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review [2021]
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    • Short Report: Acceptability and Feasibility of Rapid Chlamydial, Gonococcal, and Trichomonal Screening and Treatment in Pregnant Women in Six Low-to-Middle Income Countries [2018]
    • Prevalence of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries From 2010 to 2015 [2016]
• Netherlands
  • BMC Public Health
    • Evaluating progress towards triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B in the Netherlands [2019]
  • Reproductive Health
    • Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoea, and Trichomonas vaginalis infections among pregnant women and male partners in Dutch midwifery practices: prevalence, risk factors, and perinatal outcomes [2021]
• Nigeria
  • SAGE Open Medicine
    • Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus among pregnant women with single, dual or triplex infections of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
• Pacific Islands
  • Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific
    • Progress towards triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis in Pacific Island Countries and Territories: a systematic review [2023]
• Papua New Guinea
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Investigating health service availability and readiness for antenatal testing and treatment for HIV and syphilis in Papua New Guinea [2022]
• Puerto Rico
  • Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal
    • Elimination of the Perinatal Transmission of HIV and Syphilis in Puerto Rico and Sustained Success since 2007: Convergence of Science, Women-Centered Care, and Policy [2021]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis and hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa [2021]
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
    • Prevalence of curable STIs and bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • Virology Journal
    • Sero-prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus–hepatitis B virus (HIV–HBV) co-infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the associated risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
• Sweden
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Associations of treated and untreated human papillomavirus infection with preterm delivery and neonatal mortality: A Swedish population-based study [2021]
• Tanzania
  • BMC Public Health
    • Prevalence of HIV and syphilis infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Tanzania, 2011 [2015]
• Ukraine
  • WHO European Region
    • Report on 2018–2019 pre-validation assessment of elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Ukraine [2020]
• United Kingdom
  • Women's Health
    • Managing Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant Women [2012]
• United States
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Pregnant Women [2021]
    • Trends and Characteristics of Sexually Transmitted Infections During Pregnancy: United States, 2016-2018 [2020]
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Temporal Trends, Demographic Correlates, and Association With Preterm Birth [2022]
  • Sexual Health
    • STD testing among pregnant women in the United States, 2011-2015 [2020]
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    • Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Pregnancy: Trends in United States, 2010 to 2018 [2021]
    • Assessing the Burden of Infant Deaths Due to Herpes Simplex Virus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Congenital Syphilis: United States, 1995 to 2017 [2021]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Introducing a framework for implementing triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus: policy brief [2023]
    • Governance for the validation of elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus: an overview of validation structures and responsibilities at national, regional and global levels [2022]
    • Global guidance on criteria and processes for validation: elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus [2021]
    • Governance guidance for the validation of elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis: an overview of validation structures and responsibilities at national, regional and global levels [2020]
    • Dual HIV/syphilis rapid diagnostic tests can be used as the first test in antenatal care: policy brief [2019]
    • Standard protocol to assess prevalence of gonorrhoea and chlamydia among pregnant women in antenatal care clinics [2018]
    • Triple elimination initiative of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B
    • Dual HIV/syphilis rapid diagnostic tests
• WHO Western Pacific Region
  • WHO Western Pacific Region
    • Meeting of the Regional Advisory Group on Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Hepatitis B and Syphilis, and Accelerated Control of Viral Hepatitis in the Western Pacific Region, Manila, Philippines, 21-23 May 2024: meeting report [2024]
    • Triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis [2017]
    • Expert Consultation on Triple Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Hepatitis B and Syphilis in the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines, 20-21 February 2017 : meeting report [2017]
    • Eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV, hepatitis and syphilis
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Sexually transmitted infections
    • Infections in pregnancy

Syphilis

• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Updated recommendations for the treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Treponema pallidum and new recommendations on syphilis testing and partner services: Web Annex E. Evidence-to-decision framework and summary of findings tables for syphilis self-testing [2024]
    • Updated recommendations for the treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Treponema pallidum and new recommendations on syphilis testing and partner services: Web Annex D. Evidence-to-decision framework and summary of findings tables and for dual treponemal/non-treponemal syphilis rapid diagnostic tests [2024]

Tetanus in pregnancy and newborn

• Africa
  • Journal of Immunological Sciences
    • Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE) in The WHO African Region [2018]
  • Pan African Medical Journal
    • Progress towards achieving and maintaining maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination in the African region [2017]
  • WHO African Region
    • Tetanus
    • Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus
• Bangladesh
  • PLoS ONE
    • Trends and determinants of taking tetanus toxoid vaccine among women during last pregnancy in Bangladesh: Country representative survey from 2006 to 2019 [2022]
• Cambodia
  • Medical Journal of Malaysia
    • Health services, pregnancy history and tetanus toxoid vaccination uptake among pregnant women in Cambodia [2021]
• Canada
  • Canadian Journal of Public Health
    • Epidemiology of tetanus in Canada, 1995-2019 [2023]
• Chad
  • Weekly Epidemiological Record
    • Validation of elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus in Chad [2019]
• China
  • Scientific Reports
    • Provincial-level outcomes of China’s ‘Reducing maternal mortality and eliminating neonatal tetanus’ program [2020]
• Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Weekly Epidemiological Record
    • Validation of maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [2019]
• East Africa
  • PLoS ONE
    • Prevalence and risk factors associated with rural women's protected against tetanus in East Africa: Evidence from demographic and health surveys of ten East African countries [2022]
• Ethiopia
  • Archives of Public Health
    • Individual and community-level determinants of poor tetanus toxoid immunization among pregnant women in Ethiopia using data from 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey; multilevel analysis [2021]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Determinants of births protected against neonatal tetanus in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis using EDHS 2016 data [2020]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Perinatal mortality and its association with antenatal care visit, maternal tetanus toxoid immunization and partograph utilization in Ethiopia: a meta-analysis [2021]
• Gambia
  • SAGE Open Medicine
    • Differentials in prevalence and correlates on uptake of tetanus toxoid and intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine during pregnancy: A community-based cross-sectional study in The Gambia [2022]
• International
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Progress Toward Achieving and Sustaining Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination — Worldwide, 2000–2022 [2024]
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Global epidemiology and burden of tetanus from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 [2023]
  • Lancet
    • Maternal and neonatal tetanus [2015]
  • Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
    • Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination: Where are We Now? [2021]
  • Weekly Epidemiological Record
    • Progress towards maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination – worldwide, 2000–2018 [2020]
• Ivory Coast
  • BMC Public Health
    • Antenatal visits are positively associated with uptake of tetanus toxoid and intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Ivory Coast [2019]
• Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination in Latin America and the Caribbean. Field Guide [2024]
• Low and middle income countries
  • BMC Public Health
    • Interventions to reduce neonatal mortality from neonatal tetanus in low and middle income countries - a systematic review [2013]
  • Lancet Global Health
    • Progress and barriers towards maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination in the remaining 12 countries: a systematic review [2021]
  • Vaccine
    • Vaccine implementation factors affecting maternal tetanus immunization in low- and middle-income countries: Results of the Maternal Immunization and Antenatal Care Situational Analysis (MIACSA) project [2020]
    • Antenatal care service delivery and factors affecting effective tetanus vaccine coverage in low- and middle-income countries: Results of the Maternal Immunisation and Antenatal Care Situational analysis (MIACSA) project [2020]
• Mali
  • Weekly Epidemiological Record
    • Validation of maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination in 90% of the population of Mali [2020]
• Nigeria
  • Journal of Pregnancy
    • Factors Associated with the Uptake of Antenatal Tetanus Toxoids Containing Vaccine by First-Time Mothers in Nigeria: Findings from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic Health Survey [2022]
• Pakistan
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Neonatal tetanus elimination in Pakistan: progress and challenges [2012]
  • World Health Organization
    • Maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination: validation in Punjab Province, Pakistan, November 2016 [2017]
• Sierra Leone
  • BMC Public Health
    • Prevalence and predictors of taking tetanus toxoid vaccine in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study of 8,722 women in Sierra Leone [2020]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • PLoS ONE
    • Factors associated with births protected against neonatal tetanus in Africa: Evidences from Demographic and health surveys of five African countries [2021]
• United Kingdom
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Tetanus: the green book, chapter 30
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Protecting all against tetanus: guide to sustaining maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination (MNTE) and broadening tetanus protection for all populations [2019]
    • The Immunological Basis for Immunization Series Module 3: Tetanus [2018]
    • Tetanus vaccines: WHO position paper – February 2017 [2017]
    • Tetanus: Fact sheet
    • Tetanus reported cases and incidence
    • Tetanus
    • Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (%)
    • Neonatal tetanus
    • Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE)
• WHO South-East Asia Region
  • WHO South-East Asia Region
    • Maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination post-validation assessment: combined with the joint national/international Expanded Programme on Immunization and Vaccine Preventable Disease Surveillance review [2020]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy

Toxoplasmosis

• Africa
  • PLoS ONE
    • Toxoplasmosis infection among pregnant women in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
• Austria
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Prevalence and incidence of toxoplasmosis: a retrospective analysis of mother-child examinations, Styria, Austria, 1995 to 2012 [2016]
• Austria, France, United States
  • Food and Waterborne Parasitology
    • Prevention and mitigation of congenital toxoplasmosis. Economic costs and benefits in diverse settings [2019]
• Brazil
  • Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
    • Programs for control of congenital toxoplasmosis [2011]
• Canada
  • Government of Alberta
    • Alberta public health disease management guidelines : toxoplasmosis, congenital
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy: Prevention, Screening, and Treatment [2018]
• China
  • Parasites and Vectors
    • Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans in China [2011]
• Colombia
  • Infectio
    • Clinical practice guideline. Integral Care Guidelines for the prevention, early detection and treatment of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium complications: Section on toxoplasmosis in pregnancy [2017]
  • Parasites and Vectors
    • An overview of seventy years of research (1944-2014) on toxoplasmosis in Colombia, South America [2014]
• Ethiopia
  • Journal of Parasitology Research
    • Toxoplasmosis in Pregnant Women and HIV/AIDS Patients in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2019]
• Europe
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
    • Congenital toxoplasmosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2021 [2024]
    • Toxoplasmosis
  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
    • Toxoplasma gondii-specific IgG avidity testing in pregnant women [2020]
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Survey of European programmes for the epidemiological surveillance of congenital toxoplasmosis [2008]
• France
  • EuroSurveillance
    • National perinatal survey demonstrates a decreasing seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in France, 1995 to 2016: impact for screening policy [2021]
  • Pathogens
    • Maternal and Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendations of a French Multidisciplinary Working Group [2019]
    • Congenital Toxoplasmosis: A Plea for a Neglected Disease [2018]
  • PLoS ONE
    • The cost-effectiveness of neonatal versus prenatal screening for congenital toxoplasmosis [2019]
• Germany
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
    • Estimates of Toxoplasmosis Incidence Based on Healthcare Claims Data, Germany, 2011–2016 [2021]
• International
  • Acta Informatica Medica
    • The Importance of Use of the On-line Databases as a Source for Systematic Review of Toxoplasmosis Screening During Pregnancy [2021]
  • Advanced Biomedical Research
    • Toxoplasmosis Infection in Newborn: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [2022]
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
    • Global prevalence of latent toxoplasmosis in pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
    • Global initiative for congenital toxoplasmosis: an observational and international comparative clinical analysis [2018]
  • Pan African Medical Journal
    • Toxoplasma gondii infection in HIV-infected pregnant women: epidemiology and risks of mother-to-child transmission [2022]
  • Pathogens
    • Long-Term Outcomes in Children with Congenital Toxoplasmosis-A Systematic Review [2022]
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • The global seroprevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in women who had spontaneous abortion: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
    • Acute Toxoplasma infection in pregnant women worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2019]
  • Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
    • Molecular and serological diagnosis of toxoplasmosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Global, regional, and country seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women: a systematic review, modelling and meta-analysis [2020]
  • Trends in Parasitology
    • Is the incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis declining? [2023]
• Iran
  • Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine
    • Toxoplasmosis in Iran: A guide for general physicians working in the Iranian health network setting: A systematic review [2016]
  • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
    • Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among Iranian pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2018]
  • Epidemiology and Health
    • Congenital toxoplasmosis among Iranian neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2019]
• Ireland
  • Health Protection Surveillance Centre
    • Toxoplasmosis
• Italy
  • New Microbiologica
    • Multidisciplinary approach to congenital Toxoplasma infection: an Italian nationwide survey [2014]
• Kyrgyzstan
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Kyrgyzstan: Seroprevalence, Risk Factor Analysis, and Estimate of Congenital and AIDS-Related Toxoplasmosis [2013]
• Mexico
  • Parasites and Vectors
    • A systematic review and meta-analysis of Toxoplasma gondii infection among the Mexican population [2012]
  • Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
    • Toxoplasmosis in Mexico: epidemiological situation in humans and animals [2015]
• Morocco
  • Pan African Medical Journal
    • Review of toxoplasmosis in Morocco: seroprevalence and risk factors for toxoplasma infection among pregnant women and HIV- infected patients [2017]
• Mozambique
  • Parasites and Vectors
    • Human toxoplasmosis in Mozambique: gaps in knowledge and research opportunities [2020]
• Netherlands
  • PLoS ONE
    • A social cost-benefit analysis of two One Health interventions to prevent toxoplasmosis [2019]
• Nigeria
  • BMC Public Health
    • Human Toxoplasma gondii infection in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data published between 1960 and 2019 [2020]
• Pakistan
  • Pathogens
    • Epidemiology of Toxoplasmosis among the Pakistani Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2022]
• Panama
  • Pathogens
    • Epidemiological Aspects of Maternal and Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Panama [2021]
• Poland
  • Ginekologia Polska
    • Preventing congenital toxoplasmosis — implementation of clinical practice guidelines [2018]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Congenital toxoplasmosis among hospitalized infants in Poland in the years 2007-2021: study based on the national hospital registry [2023]
• Portugal
  • BMJ Open
    • Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in the Portuguese population: comparison of three cross-sectional studies spanning three decades [2016]
• Serbia
  • Microorganisms
    • Epidemiology of Toxoplasmosis in Serbia: A Cross-Sectional Study on Blood Donors [2022]
• United Kingdom
  • Public Health England
    • Toxoplasmosis: diagnosis, epidemiology and prevention
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Toxoplasmosis
• United States
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Congenital Toxoplasmosis in the United States [2017]
  • Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
    • Survey of obstetrician-gynecologists in the United States about toxoplasmosis: 2012 Update [2014]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Public Health Surveillance and Reporting for Human Toxoplasmosis — Six States, 2021 [2022]
    • Toxoplasmosis
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy

Trichomoniasis in pregnancy

• Brazil
  • Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Trichomonas vaginalis infection among young pregnant women in Brazil [2014]
• International
  • BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • Trichomoniasis and adverse birth outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
• Kenya
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
    • Male partner circumcision associated with lower Trichomonas vaginalis incidence among pregnant and postpartum Kenyan women: a prospective cohort study [2017]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South African Medical Journal
    • Treatment of trichomoniasis in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa does not appear to be associated with low birth weight or preterm birth [2010]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Trichomoniasis
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy

Tuberculosis in pregnancy

• Australia
  • Queensland Clinical Guidelines
    • Treatment of tuberculosis in pregnant women and newborn infants
• China
  • BioMed Research International
    • Increased Risk of Stillbirth among Women whose Partner Has Tuberculosis [2021]
  • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
    • Diagnosis and treatment of congenital tuberculosis: a systematic review of 92 cases [2019]
• Denmark
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Pregnancy and post-partum tuberculosis; a nationwide register-based case–control study, Denmark, 1990 to 2018 [2022]
• Eswatini
  • African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
    • Detecting tuberculosis in pregnant and postpartum women in Eswatini [2020]
• Europe, United States
  • TBNET
    • Pregnancy in patients with tuberculosis: a TBNET cross-sectional survey [2016]
• Germany
  • Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
    • Tuberculosis in Pregnancy – a Summary [2019]
• India
  • International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Need for increased clinical awareness of tuberculosis during pregnancy and puerperium in India [2016]
• International
  • Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • Tuberculosis in pregnancy [2022]
  • BMJ Open
    • Examining family planning and adverse pregnancy outcomes for women with active tuberculosis disease: a systematic review [2022]
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Perspectives on tuberculosis in pregnancy [2015]
  • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
    • Best practices for the care of pregnant people living with TB [2023]
  • Lancet Global Health
    • Tuberculosis in pregnancy: an estimate of the global burden of disease [2014]
• Israel
  • Israel Medical Association Journal
    • Tuberculosis during Pregnancy in Northern Israel, 2002-2012: Epidemiology and Clinical Practices [2015]
• Low and middle income countries
  • JAMA Network Open
    • Treatment Outcomes Among Pregnant Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [2022]
• Low-income countries
  • Journal of Pregnancy
    • A Model of Tuberculosis Screening for Pregnant Women in Resource-Limited Settings Using Xpert MTB/RIF [2012]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Tuberculosis and Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women in Four African Countries [2022]
• Sweden
  • European Respiratory Journal
    • Increased risk of active tuberculosis during pregnancy and postpartum: a register-based cohort study in Sweden [2020]
• United Kingdom
  • Public Health England
    • Tuberculosis and pregnant women
• United States
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Notes from the Field: Undiagnosed Tuberculosis During Pregnancy Resulting in a Neonatal Death — United States, 2021 [2023]
    • Treatment for TB During Pregnancy
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Tuberculosis in Pregnancy [2020]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Tuberculosis during pregnancy in the United States: Racial/ethnic disparities in pregnancy complications and in-hospital death [2018]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience: screening, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis disease in pregnant women: evidence-to-action brief: highlights and key messages from the World Health Organization’s 2016 global recommendations [2022]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Tuberculosis
    • Neonatal infections
    • Infections in pregnancy

Urinary tract infections in pregnancy

• Africa
  • EClinicalMedicine
    • Bacterial Profile and asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in Africa: A systematic review and meta analysis [2021]
• Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Infection and Drug Resistance
    • A Systematic Review on Drug Resistant Urinary Tract Infection Among Pregnant Women in Developing Countries in Africa and Asia; 2005–2016 [2020]
• Brazil
  • Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Joint report of SBI (Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases), FEBRASGO (Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations), SBU (Brazilian Society of Urology) and SBPC/ML (Brazilian Society of Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine): recommendations for the clinical management of lower urinary tract infections in pregnant and non-pregnant women [2020]
• Canada
  • Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
    • Recommendations on screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy [2018]
    • Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy (2018) [2018]
• Colombia
  • Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
    • Consensus for the treatment of upper urinary tract infections during pregnancy [2023]
• Ethiopia
  • Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
    • Bacterial profile and antimicrobial resistance patterns of common bacteria among pregnant women with bacteriuria in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • BioMed Research International
    • Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2021]
  • Journal of Pregnancy
    • Magnitude, Associated Risk Factors, and Trend Comparisons of Urinary Tract Infection among Pregnant Women and Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2023]
• International
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
    • Which Antibiotic for Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy? A Literature Review of International Guidelines [2022]
• Iran
  • BMC Urology
    • The etiology and prevalence of urinary tract infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in Iran: a systematic review and Meta-analysis [2019]
• Latin America
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Bacterial profile and prevalence of urinary tract infections in pregnant women in Latin America: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]
• United Kingdom
  • Medical Sciences
    • Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care for Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Pregnancy: An Audit Study [2020]
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Asymptomatic bacteriuria
• United States
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnant Individuals [2023]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Antibiotics Dispensed to Privately Insured Pregnant Women with Urinary Tract Infections — United States, 2014 [2018]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Urinary tract infections in women
    • Infections in pregnancy

Vaccines in pregnancy

• Argentina
  • Vaccine
    • Maternal immunization in Argentina: A storyline from the prospective of a middle income country [2015]
• Australia
  • Australian Journal of General Practice
    • Maternal vaccinations [2020]
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • An evaluation of strategies to achieve greater than 90% coverage of maternal influenza and pertussis vaccines including an economic evaluation [2021]
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • The Safety of Influenza and Pertussis Vaccination in Pregnancy in a Cohort of Australian Mother-Infant Pairs, 2012–2015: The FluMum Study [2019]
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Regulatory agencies have a role to play in maintaining consumer confidence in vaccine safety for pregnant women [2020]
• Australia, New Zealand
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Pre-Pregnancy and Pregnancy Related Vaccinations [2024]
• Brazil
  • Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
    • Vaccination in pregnant and postpartum wome [2020]
• Canada
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Impact of national recommendations for routine pertussis vaccination during pregnancy on infant pertussis in Ontario, Canada: a population-based time-series study [2023]
  • BMJ Open
    • Resources available for parent-provider vaccine communication in pregnancy in Canada: a scoping review [2023]
  • CMAJ Open
    • Pertussis vaccination in pregnancy in Canada: a cost-utility analysis [2020]
  • Government of Alberta
    • Tdap immunization policy for pharmacists
  • Government of Canada
    • Update on immunization in pregnancy with Tdap vaccine [2018]
    • Immunization in pregnancy and breastfeeding: Canadian Immunization Guide
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Vaccination during pregnancy: Canadian maternity care providers' opinions and practices [2020]
  • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
    • Pertussis Vaccination in Canadian Pregnant Women, 2018-2019 [2022]
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Immunization in Pregnancy [2018]
• Colombia
  • Journal of Public Health Research
    • Impact of childhood and maternal vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis in Colombia [2021]
• Europe
  • Journal of Personalized Medicine
    • Comprehensive Overview of Vaccination during Pregnancy in Europe [2021]
• France
  • Vaccine
    • Trust, emotions and risks: Pregnant women’s perceptions, confidence and decision-making practices around maternal vaccination in France [2021]
• Germany
  • BMC Health Services Research
    • Influenza and pertussis vaccination during pregnancy – attitudes, practices and barriers in gynaecological practices in Germany [2019]
  • Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
    • Vaccination in Pregnancy [2021]
• High-income countries
  • Frontiers in Immunology
    • Barriers and Facilitators Associated With Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake Among Pregnant Women in High Income Countries: A Mini-Review [2021]
• India
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Vaccination during pregnancy: Today's need in India [2015]
• International
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Maternal vaccination: a review of current evidence and recommendations [2022]
  • Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • Uptake of vaccination in pregnancy [2021]
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Safety and effectiveness of acellular pertussis vaccination during pregnancy: a systematic review [2020]
  • European Journal of Pediatrics
    • Vaccination during pregnancy: current and possible future recommendations [2020]
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Maternal pertussis immunisation: clinical gains and epidemiological legacy [2017]
  • Frontiers in Immunology
    • Global Perspectives on Immunization During Pregnancy and Priorities for Future Research and Development: An International Consensus Statement [2020]
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Protecting pregnant people & infants against influenza: A landscape review of influenza vaccine hesitancy during pregnancy and strategies for vaccine promotion [2022]
    • Maternal immunization country readiness: a checklist approach [2020]
    • A global survey of adverse event following immunization surveillance systems for pregnant women and their infants [2016]
  • Journal of Perinatology
    • Closer and closer? Maternal immunization: current promise, future horizons [2020]
  • mSphere
    • The Fifth International Neonatal and Maternal Immunization Symposium (INMIS 2019): Securing Protection for the Next Generation [2021]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Global, regional, and national estimates of the impact of a maternal Klebsiella pneumoniae vaccine: A Bayesian modeling analysis [2023]
  • Vaccine
    • Vaccine hesitancy in pregnant Women: A narrative review [2023]
    • Exclusion of pregnant people from emergency vaccine clinical trials: A systematic review of clinical trial protocols and reporting from 2009 to 2019 [2023]
    • Adverse events associated with the use of recommended vaccines during pregnancy: An overview of systematic reviews [2021]
    • Obstetrics Risk Assessment: Evaluation of Selection Criteria for Vaccine Research Studies in Pregnant Women [2020]
    • A review of the costs of delivering maternal immunisation during pregnancy [2020]
    • Guideline for collection, analysis and presentation of safety data in clinical trials of vaccines in pregnant women [2016]
    • Guidance for the collection of case report form variables to assess safety in clinical trials of vaccines in pregnancy [2016]
    • Global alignment of immunization safety assessment in pregnancy – The GAIA project [2016]
    • Understanding factors influencing vaccination acceptance during pregnancy globally: A literature review [2015]
    • Key terms for the assessment of the safety of vaccines in pregnancy: Results of a global consultative process to initiate harmonization of adverse event definitions [2015]
    • A systematic review of adverse events following immunization during pregnancy and the newborn period [2015]
  • Vaccine: X
    • WHO global vaccine safety multi-country collaboration project on safety in pregnancy: Assessing the level of diagnostic certainty using standardized case definitions for perinatal and neonatal outcomes and maternal immunization [2021]
• Ireland, United Kingdom
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • A scoping review of the reasons for and approaches to non-uptake of pertussis and influenza vaccinations in pregnant women in the United Kingdom and Ireland [2023]
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Impact of Extending the Timing of Maternal Pertussis Vaccination on Hospitalized Infant Pertussis in England, 2014–2018 [2021]
    • Infant Hospitalizations and Fatalities Averted by the Maternal Pertussis Vaccination Program in England, 2012–2017: Post-implementation Economic Evaluation [2020]
• Israel
  • Ministry of Health Israel
    • Recommended Vaccines Before and During Pregnancy
• Kenya
  • Gates Open Research
    • Antenatal care providers’ attitudes and beliefs towards maternal vaccination in Kenya [2021]
  • Implementation Science
    • Decision-making process for introduction of maternal vaccines in Kenya, 2017–2018 [2021]
• Latin America
  • Vaccine
    • Enablers and barriers of maternal and neonatal immunization programs in Latin America [2021]
• Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Maternal and Neonatal Immunization Field Guide for Latin America and the Caribbean [2017]
  • Vaccine
    • Monitoring progress of maternal and neonatal immunization in Latin America and the Caribbean [2021]
• Low and middle income countries
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • Maternal and neonatal data collection systems in low- and middle-income countries for maternal vaccines active safety surveillance systems: A scoping review [2021]
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Facilitators and barriers to maternal immunization and strategies to improve uptake in low-income and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review [2024]
  • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Adjustable Algorithmic Tool for Assessing the Effectiveness of Maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccination on Infant Mortality in Developing Countries [2021]
  • Vaccine
    • Path to impact: A report from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation convening on maternal immunization in resource-limited settings; Berlin – January 29–30, 2015 [2015]
  • World Health Organization
    • Landscape analysis of pregnancy exposure registries in low- and middle-income countries [2023]
• Malawi
  • Vaccine
    • Maternal immunization in Malawi: A mixed methods study of community perceptions, programmatic considerations, and recommendations for future planning [2019]
• Mexico
  • Vaccine
    • Pertussis infant morbidity and mortality trends after universal maternal immunisation in Mexico: An ecological database study with time-series analysis [2021]
• New Zealand
  • Vaccine
    • Evidence of suboptimal maternal vaccination coverage in pregnant New Zealand women and increasing inequity over time: A nationwide retrospective cohort study [2022]
• Poland
  • Ginekologia Polska
    • Pertussis vaccination in pregnancy — current data on safety and effectiveness [2021]
• Singapore
  • Singapore Medical Journal
    • Knowledge, perception and maternal immunisation practices of obstetricians in Singapore for the Tdap and influenza vaccines [2021]
• Spain
  • Anales de Pediatría (English Edition)
    • Vaccination in pregnancy. Consensus document of the CAV-AEP and the SEGO [2024]
    • Immunisation schedule of the Spanish Association of Paediatrics: 2023 Recommendations [2023]
  • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica
    • The effect of maternal pertussis vaccination on the epidemiology of pertussis in Spain [2022]
• Spain, United Kingdom, United States
  • BMC Public Health
    • Vaccination in pregnancy against pertussis and seasonal influenza: key learnings and components from high-performing vaccine programmes in three countries: the United Kingdom, the United States and Spain [2021]
• Switzerland
  • Swiss Medical Weekly
    • Decline of pertussis in hospitalised children following the introduction of immunisation in pregnancy – results from a nationwide, prospective surveillance study, 2013–2020 [2021]
• United Kingdom
  • BMC Public Health
    • Strategies to improve maternal vaccination acceptance [2019]
  • BMJ
    • Safety of pertussis vaccination in pregnant women in UK: observational study [2014]
  • BMJ Open
    • Social determinants of pertussis and influenza vaccine uptake in pregnancy: a national cohort study in England using electronic health records [2021]
  • British Journal of General Practice
    • Routine vaccinations during pregnancy: an update [2020]
    • Current practice and attitudes towards vaccination during pregnancy: a survey of GPs across England [2020]
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • Lessons learnt from the implementation of maternal immunization programs in England [2016]
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
    • Vaccine uptake in the general population [2022]
    • Evidence review for interventions to increase the uptake of routine vaccines for pregnant women: Vaccine uptake in the general population [2022]
  • NHS England
    • Maximising uptake of antenatal vaccinations and the introduction of a maternal vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus for infant protection this autumn and winter [2024]
    • Enhanced Service Specification Pertussis (pregnant women) vaccination programme 2020/21 NHS England [2020]
  • Public Health Scotland
    • Pregnancy vaccine resources
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Vaccine update: issue 344, November 2023, pregnancy special [2023]
    • Vaccine in pregnancy: advice for pregnant women
    • Vaccination against pertussis (whooping cough) for pregnant women
    • UK immunisation schedule: the green book, chapter 11
    • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): maternal vaccination
    • Pertussis: guidance, data and analysis
    • Inadvertent vaccination in pregnancy (VIP)
  • Vaccine
    • Evaluating the impact of a continued maternal pertussis immunisation programme in England: A modelling study and cost-effectiveness analysis [2021]
• United States
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunization in the United States: An Update [2021]
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination [2023]
    • Maternal Immunization [2022]
    • Ethical Issues With Vaccination in Obstetrics and Gynecology [2021]
    • Immunization Implementation Strategies for Obstetrician–Gynecologists [2019]
    • Update on Immunization and Pregnancy Tetanus Diphtheria and Pertussis Vaccination [2017]
  • American Family Physician
    • Immunizations in Pregnancy: Updated Recommendations [2020]
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
    • Maternal Immunization in the U.S.: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study [2019]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination and Receipt of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Antibody (Nirsevimab) by Infants Aged <8 Months — United States, April 2024 [2024]
    • Use of the Pfizer Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine During Pregnancy for the Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Infants: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2023 [2023]
    • Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2023 [2023]
    • Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for ages 19 years or older [2023]
    • Influenza, Tdap, and COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Hesitancy Among Pregnant Women — United States, April 2023 [2023]
    • Use of Ebola Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2020 [2021]
    • Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccines: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2019 [2020]
    • Use of Anthrax Vaccine in the United States: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 2019 [2019]
    • Influenza and Tdap Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women — United States, April 2018 [2018]
    • Tdap Vaccination Coverage During Pregnancy — Selected Sites, United States, 2006–2015 [2017]
    • Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis Vaccination Coverage Before, During, and After Pregnancy — 16 States and New York City, 2011 [2015]
    • Vaccination with Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine of Pregnant Women Enrolled in Medicaid — Michigan, 2011–2013 [2014]
    • Updated Recommendations for Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap) in Pregnant Women — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2012 [2013]
    • Updated Recommendations for Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap) in Pregnant Women and Persons Who Have or Anticipate Having Close Contact with an Infant Aged <12 Months [2011]
    • Vaccinating Pregnant Women
    • Pregnancy and Vaccination
  • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
    • Vaccination in pregnancy: A call to all providers for help [2021]
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's public health response to monitoring Tdap safety in pregnant women in the United States [2015]
  • Immunization Action Coalition
    • Vaccinations Needed During Pregnancy [2022]
    • Pregnancy and Vaccines: Educational Materials for Healthcare Professionals and Patients
  • Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing
    • Immunization for Pregnant Women: A Call to Action [2020]
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    • Assessment of Safety in Newborns of Mothers Participating in Clinical Trials of Vaccines Administered During Pregnancy [2014]
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Evaluating the Association of Stillbirths After Maternal Vaccination in the Vaccine Safety Datalink [2020]
    • Vaccinations for Pregnant Women [2015]
  • Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety
    • Vaccine Safety Datalink infrastructure enhancements for evaluating the safety of maternal vaccination [2021]
  • Vaccine
    • Tdap vaccination during pregnancy and risk of chorioamnionitis and related infant outcomes [2023]
    • Vaccine exposure during pregnancy among privately and publicly insured women in the United States, 2016–2018 [2021]
    • The US FDA pregnancy lactation and labeling rule – Implications for maternal immunization [2015]
    • Maternal immunization efforts of the National Institutes of Health [2015]
    • Maternal benefits of immunization during pregnancy [2015]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Mumps virus vaccines: WHO Position Paper, March 2024 [2024]
    • Vaccines and immunization for monkeypox: Interim guidance, 24 August 2022 [2022]
    • Report from the first joint meeting (virtual) of WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety and WHO Advisory Committee on Safety of Medicinal Products, 14–16 June 2022 [2022]
    • Report of the Meeting of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS), 1-3 December 2020 [2021]
    • Maternal Immunization and Antenatal Care Situation Analysis Report of the MIACSA project 2016–2019 [2020]
    • Stakeholders meeting on maternal interventions vigilance: safety monitoring and surveillance in vaccine and other research settings: Domaine de Penthes, Geneva, Switzerland, 20-21 November 2017 [2018]
    • Safety of immunization during pregnancy: a review of the evidence: Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety [2014]
• {Related topics}
  • Topic
    • Infections in pregnancy

Zika virus infection in pregnancy and newborn

• Africa
  • WHO African Region
    • Zika Virus risk assessment in the WHO African Region: a technical report [2016]
    • Zika Virus
• Americas
  • BMC Public Health
    • Another piece of the Zika puzzle: assessing the associated factors to microcephaly in a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Zika Virus Transmission — Region of the Americas, May 15, 2015–December 15, 2016 [2017]
    • Zika Virus Spreads to New Areas — Region of the Americas, May 2015–January 2016 [2016]
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
    • Microcephaly Prevalence in Infants Born to Zika Virus-Infected Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2017]
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Guidelines for Surveillance of Zika Virus Disease and Its Complications. 2018 edition [2018]
    • Zika Virus Infection. Step-by-Step Guide to Risk Communication and Community Engagement [2017]
    • Zika virus infection: step by step guide on Risk Communications and Community Engagement [2016]
    • Strategy for Enhancing National Capacity to Respond to Zika virus Epidemic in the Americas, 3 February 2016 [2016]
    • Provisional remarks on Zika virus infection in pregnant women: Document for health care professionals (January 25, 2016) [2016]
    • Preliminary guidelines for the surveillance of microcephaly in newborns in settings with risk of Zika virus circulation [2016]
    • Zika
  • PLoS ONE
    • Fetal, neonatal, and infant outcomes associated with maternal Zika virus infection during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
    • Spread of Zika virus in the Americas [2017]
  • Science
    • Zika virus in the Americas: Early epidemiological and genetic findings [2016]
• Americas, Spain
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Neurodevelopment in Normocephalic Children Exposed to Zika Virus in Utero with No Observable Defects at Birth: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis [2022]
• Australia
  • Department of Health and Aged Care
    • Revised surveillance case definitions: brucellosis and Flavivirus infection (unspecified) including Zika virus [2016]
• Brazil
  • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
    • Management of infection by the Zika virus [2016]
  • BMJ Global Health
    • Socioeconomic risk markers of congenital Zika syndrome: a nationwide, registry-based study in Brazil [2022]
  • Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Zika virus infection during pregnancy and microcephaly occurrence: a review of literature and Brazilian data [2016]
  • Cadernos de Saúde Pública
    • The microcephaly epidemic and Zika virus: building knowledge in epidemiology [2018]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Health and Development at Age 19–24 Months of 19 Children Who Were Born with Microcephaly and Laboratory Evidence of Congenital Zika Virus Infection During the 2015 Zika Virus Outbreak — Brazil, 2017 [2017]
    • Possible Association Between Zika Virus Infection and Microcephaly — Brazil, 2015 [2016]
    • Notes from the Field: Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Brain and Placental Tissues from Two Congenitally Infected Newborns and Two Fetal Losses — Brazil, 2015 [2016]
    • Increase in Reported Prevalence of Microcephaly in Infants Born to Women Living in Areas with Confirmed Zika Virus Transmission During the First Trimester of Pregnancy — Brazil, 2015 [2016]
    • Hearing Loss in Infants with Microcephaly and Evidence of Congenital Zika Virus Infection — Brazil, November 2015–May 2016 [2016]
  • Epidemiology and Health
    • Zika: what we do and do not know based on the experiences of Brazil [2016]
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Detection of Zika virus in Brazilian patients during the first five days of infection – urine versus plasma [2016]
  • Human Reproduction
    • Contraceptive sales in the setting of the Zika virus epidemic [2016]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Big Data to Knowledge Analytics Reveals the Zika Virus Epidemic as Only One of Multiple Factors Contributing to a Year-Over-Year 28-Fold Increase in Microcephaly Incidence [2022]
  • Jornal de Pediatria
    • Microcephaly and Zika virus: a clinical and epidemiological analysis of the current outbreak in Brazil [2016]
  • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
    • Zika virus outbreak in Brazil [2016]
  • Lancet
    • Congenital Zika virus syndrome in Brazil: a case series of the first 1501 livebirths with complete investigation [2016]
  • New England Journal of Medicine
    • Mortality from Congenital Zika Syndrome - Nationwide Cohort Study in Brazil [2022]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Causes of death in children with congenital Zika syndrome in Brazil, 2015 to 2018: A nationwide record linkage study [2023]
    • The association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil 2015–2017: An observational analysis of over 4 million births [2019]
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Zika virus infection and microcephaly: Evidence regarding geospatial associations [2018]
  • Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
    • Zika virus: challenges of public health in Brazil [2016]
  • Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
    • Zika virus infection and pregnancy [2016]
  • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
    • Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections 2020: Zika virus infection [2021]
    • The role of Brazilian National Health Information Systems in assessing the impact of Zika virus outbreak [2017]
  • Revista Paulista de Pediatria
    • Health surveillance and development of children with congenital Zika Virus syndrome: an integrative literature review [2021]
  • Scientific Reports
    • Disease burden of congenital Zika virus syndrome in Brazil and its association with socioeconomic data [2023]
  • Viruses
    • Congenital Zika Syndrome and Disabilities of Feeding and Breastfeeding in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review [2023]
• Brazil, Colombia
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Potential inconsistencies in Zika surveillance data and our understanding of risk during pregnancy [2018]
• Canada
  • Government of Alberta
    • Alberta public health disease management guidelines : zika virus
  • Government of Canada
    • Rubella vaccines: Canadian Immunization Guide
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Travel-related Zika virus cases in Canada: October 2015–June 2017 [2018]
    • Canadian recommendations on the prevention and treatment of Zika virus: update [2016]
  • Public Health Ontario
    • Zika Virus
• Canada, United States
  • Reviews in Medical Virology
    • Safety and immunogenicity of Zika virus vaccine: A systematic review of clinical trials [2023]
• Cape Verde
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
    • Genomic Epidemiology of 2015–2016 Zika Virus Outbreak in Cape Verde [2020]
• China
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Zika Virus May Affect the Universal Two-Child Policy: A New Challenge for China [2016]
• Colombia
  • Cadernos de Saúde Pública
    • Burden of disease due to microcephaly associated with the Zika virus in Colombia [2020]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Exploring for Municipality-Level Socioeconomic Variables Related to Zika Virus Incidence in Colombia [2021]
  • New England Journal of Medicine
    • Zika Virus Disease and Pregnancy Outcomes in Colombia [2020]
    • Zika Virus Disease in Colombia — Preliminary Report [2016]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Descriptive analysis of surveillance data for Zika virus disease and Zika virus-associated neurological complications in Colombia, 2015–2017 [2021]
• Dominica
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
    • Outbreak of Zika Virus Infections, Dominica, 2016 [2017]
• Dominican Republic
  • Annals of Global Health
    • Birth Defects and Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities in Infants Born During the Zika Virus Epidemic in the Dominican Republic [2021]
• Europe
  • BMJ
    • Prevalence of microcephaly in Europe: population based study [2016]
    • Ethnicity should play no role in the definition of microcephaly [2016]
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
    • Zika virus disease - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2022 [2024]
    • Zika virus and safety of substances of human origin: a guide for preparedness activities in Europe – first update [2017]
    • Rapid risk assessment: Zika virus disease epidemic. Tenth update, 4 April 2017 [2017]
    • Zika virus disease epidemic: Preparedness planning guide for diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus [2016]
    • Zika virus and safety of substances of human origin – A guide for preparedness activities in Europe [2016]
    • Interim guidance for healthcare providers and Zika virus laboratory diagnosis [2016]
    • Zika virus disease
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Surveillance of Zika virus infection in the EU/EEA, June 2015 to January 2017 [2017]
    • Status, quality and specific needs of Zika virus (ZIKV) diagnostic capacity and capability in National Reference Laboratories for arboviruses in 30 EU/EEA countries [2017]
    • Zika virus, the new kid on the block [2016]
    • Zika virus and congenital malformations in perspective [2016]
  • WHO European Region
    • Zika virus and emerging mosquito-borne diseases: the European emergency risk communication challenge: a response guide [2017]
    • Zika virus technical report. Interim Risk Assessment for WHO European Region [2016]
    • Zika virus outbreak and the risk to Europe
• France
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Zika emergence in the French Territories of America and description of first confirmed cases of Zika virus infection on Martinique, November 2015 to February 2016 [2016]
    • Travel-associated and autochthonous Zika virus infection in mainland France, 1 January to 15 July 2016 [2016]
    • Réunion Island prepared for possible Zika virus emergence, 2016 [2016]
    • Congenital cerebral malformations and dysfunction in fetuses and newborns following the 2013 to 2014 Zika virus epidemic in French Polynesia [2016]
• Germany
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Sexual transmission of Zika virus in Germany, April 2016 [2016]
• Grenada
  • Viruses
    • Does Intra-Uterine Exposure to the Zika Virus Increase Risks of Cognitive Delay at Preschool Ages? Findings from a Zika-Exposed Cohort from Grenada, West Indies [2023]
• Haiti
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Transmission of Zika Virus — Haiti, October 12, 2015–September 10, 2016 [2017]
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Zika Virus Outbreak in Haiti in 2014: Molecular and Clinical Data [2016]
• Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Revised guidelines on the management of a pregnant woman with possible Zika virus exposure [2017]
• India
  • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
    • Zika: How safe is India? [2017]
  • Tropical Medicine and Health
    • Dual burden of Zika and COVID-19 in India: challenges, opportunities and recommendations [2021]
• International
  • American Journal of Public Health
    • History, Epidemiology, and Clinical Manifestations of Zika: A Systematic Review [2016]
  • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
    • Insights into the structure, functional perspective, and pathogenesis of ZIKV: an updated review [2023]
  • BMC Medicine
    • The global threat of Zika virus to pregnancy: epidemiology, clinical perspectives, mechanisms, and impact [2016]
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
    • Zika virus transmission worldwide [2019]
    • Current Zika transmission worldwide [2017]
  • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
    • Zika virus infection in pregnant women and their children: A review [2021]
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
    • Time to Evaluate the Clinical Repercussions of Zika Virus Vertical Transmission? A Systematic Review [2021]
  • International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
    • FIGO Statement on the Zika virus [2016]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Zika Virus and the Risk of Developing Microcephaly in Infants: A Systematic Review [2020]
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Zika virus exposure in pregnancy and its association with newborn visual anomalies and hearing loss [2018]
  • International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • ISUOG Interim Guidance on ultrasound for Zika virus infection in pregnancy: information for healthcare professionals [2016]
  • Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
    • The Emergence of Zika Virus as a Global Health Security Threat: A Review and a Consensus Statement of the INDUSEM Joint working Group (JWG) [2016]
  • New England Journal of Medicine
    • Zika Virus as a Cause of Neurologic Disorders [2016]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Sexual transmission of Zika virus and other flaviviruses: A living systematic review [2018]
    • Zika Virus Infection as a Cause of Congenital Brain Abnormalities and Guillain–Barré Syndrome: Systematic Review [2017]
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • The global trends and regional differences in incidence of Zika virus infection and implications for Zika virus infection prevention [2022]
    • A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control [2016]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Congenital Zika syndrome: A systematic review [2020]
  • Reproductive Health
    • Zika virus infection in pregnancy: a systematic review of disease course and complications [2017]
  • Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
    • Effects in the development of children exposed to zika virus in the fetal period: an integrative review [2020]
  • Viruses
    • Update on the Transmission of Zika Virus Through Breast Milk and Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review of the Evidence [2021]
    • Maternal Infection and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Pregnant Travellers: Results of the International Zika Virus in Pregnancy Registry [2021]
    • Congenital Zika Infection and the Risk of Neurodevelopmental, Neurological, and Urinary Track Disorders in Early Childhood. A Systematic Review [2021]
• Ireland
  • Health Protection Surveillance Centre
    • Zika
• Israel
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Detection of Zika virus RNA in whole blood of imported Zika virus disease cases up to 2 months after symptom onset, Israel, December 2015 to April 2016 [2016]
• Latin America
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Building opportunities during the Zika epidemic in the Americas: The case for strengthening research capacity [2020]
• Latin America and the Caribbean
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    • ZIKV-Related Ideations and Modern Contraceptive Use: Cross-Sectional Evidence from the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala [2021]
  • BMJ Open
    • Use of infectious disease surveillance reports to monitor the Zika virus epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2015 to 2017: strengths and deficiencies [2020]
  • European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care
    • Family planning and Zika virus: need for renewed and cohesive efforts to ensure availability of intrauterine contraception in Latin America and the Caribbean [2017]
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • After the epidemic: Zika virus projections for Latin America and the Caribbean [2017]
• Malaysia
  • Medical Journal of Malaysia
    • Zika virus and its potential re-emergence in Malaysia [2016]
• New Zealand
  • Starship
    • Zika virus - exposure in pregnancy [2017]
• Nicaragua
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Visual findings in children exposed to Zika in utero in Nicaragua [2023]
• Puerto Rico
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Notes from the Field: Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children with Laboratory Evidence of Prenatal Zika Virus Exposure — Puerto Rico, 2023 [2023]
    • Preventing Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016 [2019]
    • Measures Taken to Prevent Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy — Puerto Rico, 2016 [2017]
    • Update: Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission — Puerto Rico, November 1, 2015–July 7, 2016 [2016]
    • Local Transmission of Zika Virus — Puerto Rico, November 23, 2015–January 28, 2016 [2016]
    • Incidence of Zika Virus Disease by Age and Sex — Puerto Rico, November 1, 2015–October 20, 2016 [2016]
    • Estimating Contraceptive Needs and Increasing Access to Contraception in Response to the Zika Virus Disease Outbreak — Puerto Rico, 2016 [2016]
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
    • Cost-effectiveness of Increasing Access to Contraception during the Zika Virus Outbreak, Puerto Rico, 2016 [2017]
  • PLOS Computational Biology
    • Estimating incidence of infection from diverse data sources: Zika virus in Puerto Rico, 2016 [2021]
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Epidemiologic and spatiotemporal trends of Zika Virus disease during the 2016 epidemic in Puerto Rico [2020]
• Singapore
  • BMC Medicine
    • The inevitable colonisation of Singapore by Zika virus [2016]
• Solomon Islands
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Seroprevalence of dengue, Zika, chikungunya and Ross River viruses across the Solomon Islands [2022]
• South America
  • BMJ
    • Prevalence and clinical profile of microcephaly in South America pre-Zika, 2005-14: prevalence and case-control study [2017]
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    • Call to action for a South American network to fight COVID-19 in pregnancy [2020]
• South-East Asia
  • Epidemiology and Health
    • The current status of Zika virus in Southeast Asia [2016]
• Thailand
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    • Detection of Zika Virus Infection in Thailand, 2012–2014 [2015]
• United Kingdom
  • Public Health England
    • Zika virus: transmission
    • Zika virus: surveillance for congenital Zika syndrome
    • Zika virus: sexual transmission advice algorithm
    • Zika virus: preventing infection by sexual transmission
    • Zika virus: epidemiology and cases diagnosed in the UK
    • Zika virus: country specific risk
    • Zika virus: advice for women returning from areas with active Zika virus transmission
    • Zika virus risk: algorithm for assessing pregnant women
    • Zika virus congenital infection: algorithm and interim guidance
    • Zika virus (ZIKV): clinical and travel guidance
    • HAIRS risk assessment: Zika virus
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Zika virus infection and pregnancy [2019]
• United States
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Counseling Patients With Zika Infection [2016]
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Testing for Zika virus infection in pregnancy: key concepts to deal with an emerging epidemic [2017]
  • American Journal of Perinatology
    • A Framework for Coordination between Obstetric and Pediatric Providers in Public Health Emergencies: Lessons Learned from the Zika Outbreak in the United States, 2015 to 2017 [2020]
  • Birth Defects Research
    • Prevalence of individual brain and eye defects potentially related to Zika virus in pregnancy in 22 U.S. states and territories, January 2016 to June 2017 [2022]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Zika-Associated Birth Defects Reported in Pregnancies with Laboratory Evidence of Confirmed or Possible Zika Virus Infection — U.S. Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry, December 1, 2015–March 31, 2018 [2022]
    • Population-Based Surveillance for Birth Defects Potentially Related to Zika Virus Infection — 22 States and Territories, January 2016–June 2017 [2020]
    • Dengue and Zika Virus Diagnostic Testing for Patients with a Clinically Compatible Illness and Risk for Infection with Both Viruses [2019]
    • Vital Signs: Zika-Associated Birth Defects and Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities Possibly Associated with Congenital Zika Virus Infection — U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States, 2018 [2018]
    • Update: Noncongenital Zika Virus Disease Cases — 50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia, 2016 [2018]
    • Update: Interim Guidance for Preconception Counseling and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus for Men with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, August 2018 [2018]
    • Population-Based Surveillance of Birth Defects Potentially Related to Zika Virus Infection — 15 States and U.S. Territories, 2016 [2018]
    • Assessment of State, Local, and Territorial Zika Planning and Preparedness Activities — United States, June 2016–July 2017 [2018]
    • Zika Virus —10 Public Health Achievements in 2016 and Future Priorities [2017]
    • Vital Signs: Update on Zika Virus–Associated Birth Defects and Evaluation of All U.S. Infants with Congenital Zika Virus Exposure — U.S. Zika Pregnancy Registry, 2016 [2017]
    • Update: Interim Guidance for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection — United States, October 2017 [2017]
    • Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States (Including U.S. Territories), July 2017 [2017]
    • Pregnancy Outcomes After Maternal Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy — U.S. Territories, January 1, 2016–April 25, 2017 [2017]
    • Meeting Summary: State and Local Implementation Strategies for Increasing Access to Contraception During Zika Preparedness and Response — United States, September 2016 [2017]
    • Evaluation of Placental and Fetal Tissue Specimens for Zika Virus Infection — 50 States and District of Columbia, January–December, 2016 [2017]
    • Zika Virus Infection Among U.S. Pregnant Travelers — August 2015–February 2016 [2016]
    • Zika Virus Disease Cases — 50 States and the District of Columbia, January 1–July 31, 2016 [2016]
    • Vital Signs: Preparing for Local Mosquito-Borne Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016 [2016]
    • Update: Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, 2016 [2016]
    • Update: Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Infants and Children with Possible Zika Virus Infection [2016]
    • Update: Interim Guidance for the Evaluation and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection [2016]
    • Update: Interim Guidance for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, July 2016 [2016]
    • Update: Interim Guidance for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016 [2016]
    • Update: Interim Guidance for Preconception Counseling and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus for Persons with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, September 2016 [2016]
    • Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, 2016 [2016]
    • Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, July 2016 [2016]
    • Travel-Associated Zika Virus Disease Cases Among U.S. Residents — United States, January 2015–February 2016 [2016]
    • Transmission of Zika Virus Through Sexual Contact with Travelers to Areas of Ongoing Transmission — Continental United States, 2016 [2016]
    • Revision to CDC’s Zika Travel Notices: Minimal Likelihood for Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus Transmission at Elevations Above 2,000 Meters [2016]
    • Preventing Transmission of Zika Virus in Labor and Delivery Settings Through Implementation of Standard Precautions — United States, 2016 [2016]
    • Possible Zika Virus Infection Among Pregnant Women — United States and Territories, May 2016 [2016]
    • Patterns in Zika Virus Testing and Infection, by Report of Symptoms and Pregnancy Status — United States, January 3–March 5, 2016 [2016]
    • Interim Guidelines for the Evaluation and Testing of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection — United States, 2016 [2016]
    • Interim Guidelines for Pregnant Women During a Zika Virus Outbreak — United States, 2016 [2016]
    • Interim Guidance for Zika Virus Testing of Urine — United States, 2016 [2016]
    • Interim Guidance for Interpretation of Zika Virus Antibody Test Results [2016]
    • Contraceptive Use Among Nonpregnant and Postpartum Women at Risk for Unintended Pregnancy, and Female High School Students, in the Context of Zika Preparedness — United States, 2011–2013 and 2015 [2016]
    • Zika Virus
  • Global Pediatric Health
    • A to Z of Zika Virus: A Comprehensive Review for Clinicians [2020]
  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
    • Potential Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Domestic Zika Virus [2016]
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    • Zika Virus
  • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    • Ultrasound screening for fetal microcephaly following Zika virus exposure [2016]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Risk communication and community engagement readiness and response toolkit: zika virus [2024]
    • Zika epidemiology update - February 2022 [2022]
    • Laboratory testing for Zika virus and dengue virus infections: interim guidance [2022]
    • Guideline: infant feeding in areas of Zika virus transmission, 2nd edition [2021]
    • WHO guidelines for the prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus [2020]
    • Zika virus: an epidemiological update [2017]
    • Zika virus, microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome situation report [2017]
    • Zika virus country classification scheme: interim guidance [2017]
    • WHO toolkit for the care and support of people affected by complications associated with Zika virus [2017]
    • Sexual transmission of Zika Virus: Current status, challenges and research priorities [2017]
    • Vector control operations framework for Zika virus [2016]
    • Screening, assessment and management of neonates and infants with complications associated with Zika virus exposure in utero [2016]
    • Psychosocial support for pregnant women and for families with microcephaly and other neurological complications in the context of Zika virus: interim guidance for health-care providers [2016]
    • Pregnancy management in the context of Zika virus, interim guidance [2016]
    • Collaborative study to evaluate a candidate World Health Organization International Standard for Zika virus for Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique (NAT)-Based assays [2016]
    • Zika virus: Fact sheet
    • Zika virus disease
• WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
  • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
    • Enhancing surveillance for early detection of Zika virus infection: strategies for the countries of Eastern Mediterranean Region [2019]
  • WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
    • Establishing syndromic surveillance and event-based surveillance systems for zika, dengue and other arboviral diseases [2020]
    • Summary report on the regional meeting to enhance preparedness and response capacities to Zika virus infection [2016]
    • Zika virus
• WHO South-East Asia Region
  • WHO South-East Asia Region
    • Strengthening integrated surveillance and prevention of birth defects, stillbirths and congenital Zika virus infection to accelerate reduction in newborn mortality [2020]
• WHO Western Pacific Region
  • WHO Western Pacific Region
    • Preparedness for Zika virus testing in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region [2016]
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