Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experiences of incarcerated pregnant people [PDF]
Background The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted incarcerated populations, yet few studies have investigated the specific effects on incarcerated pregnant people. This study compares pregnant people’s experiences of pregnancy and parenting in
L. Noël Marsh +3 more
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We assessed the impact of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) preventive characteristics on the intentions of pregnant people and healthcare providers (HCPs) to protect infants with a maternal vaccine or monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).
Kathleen M. Beusterien +10 more
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A maternal vaccine and long-acting monoclonal antibody (mAb) were recently approved to protect infants against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). We identified subgroups of pregnant people with different preferences for RSV preventives and respondent ...
Martine C. Maculaitis +10 more
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine and Nirsevimab Uptake Among Pregnant People and Their Neonates.
Key Points Question What was the uptake of the bivalent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F protein–based (RSVpreF) vaccine during pregnancy and of infant monoclonal antibody against RSV (nirsevimab) during the introductory season?
Blauvelt CA +9 more
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Do pregnant people have opportunities to participate in clinical trials? an exploratory survey of NIHR HTA-funded trialists [PDF]
Background Pregnant people are often excluded from clinical trials, primarily due to safety concerns. However, exclusion causes population-level harms as well as sometimes providing individual protection. Harms caused to pregnant people by exclusion from
Rebekah Burrow, Lisa Hinton, Mike Clarke
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Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Efficacy in Pregnant People With Hepatitis C Virus. [PDF]
BACKGROUND Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) during pregnancy can cure maternal HCV and prevent perinatal HCV transmission. The primary objective was to compare the pharmacokinetics (PK) of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL) in pregnant versus ...
Chappell CA +15 more
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Severe Maternal Morbidity Among Pregnant People With Opioid Use Disorder Enrolled in Medicaid.
Key Points Question Nationally and at the state level, what are the rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) among Medicaid-enrolled pregnant people, and what are the rates of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) among this group?
Auty SG +4 more
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Pregnant People-Infant Linkage for Surveillance
Objectives and Approach As maternal mortality and morbidity continue to progress, better data is needed to comprehensively understand the problem, especially in underserved populations who are differentially impacted.
Amro Hassan +2 more
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Preventing Influenza Virus Infection and Severe Influenza Among Pregnant People and Infants. [PDF]
The landscape of research on the benefits of influenza vaccines and antivirals to protect pregnant persons and infants has increased in recent years, while influenza vaccination rates and antiviral usage have declined. Pregnant people and infants
Olson SM +3 more
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Racial disparities in gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes among Black and White pregnant people with obesity. [PDF]
This study of pregnant people with obesity examined two aims in testing the hypothesis that the COVID‐19 pandemic widened racial disparity in maternal health in high‐risk pregnancies; it compared by race both (1) gestational weight gain (GWG) patterns ...
Kracht CL +5 more
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