Marta C Nunes, Stephanie Jones, Renate Strehlau, Vuyelwa Baba, Zanele Ditse, Kelly da Silva, Lané Bothma, Natali Serafin, Vicky L Baillie, Gaurav Kwatra, Megan Burke, Amy Wise, Mary Adam, Philiswa Mlandu, Mpolokeng Melamu, Juliette Phelp, Wendy Fraser, Colleen Wright, Elizabeth Zell, Yasmin Adam, Shabir A Madhi
BACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women has been associated with severe illness in the women and higher rates of premature delivery. There is, however, paucity of data on the impact of the timing of SARS-CoV-2 infection and on symptomatic or asymptomatic infections on birth outcomes. Data from low-middle income settings is also lacking. METHODS: We conducted a longitudinal study from April 2020 to March 2021, in South Africa, where symptomatic or asymptomatic pregnant women were investigated for SARS-CoV-2 infection during the antepartum period...
December 3, 2022: Journal of Global Health