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AUTHOR(S) Laura D. Zambrano; Sascha Ellington; Penelope Strid (et al.)
Limited information suggests that pregnant women with COVID-19 might be at increased risk for severe illness compared with non-pregnant women. In an analysis of approximately 400,000 women aged 15–44 years with symptomatic COVID-19, intensive care unit admission, invasive ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and death were more likely in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women. Pregnant women should be counseled about the risk for severe COVID-19–associated illness including death; measures to prevent infection with SARS-CoV-2 should be emphasized for pregnant women and their families. These findings can inform clinical practice, risk communication, and medical countermeasure allocation.
AUTHOR(S) Roberto Raschetti; Alexandre J. Vivanti ; Christelle Vauloup-Fellous (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Kate Barlow
AUTHOR(S) Ghadir Zreik; Kfir Asraf; Iris Haimov (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Rong Yang; Hui Mei; Tongzhang Zheng (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Stephen W. Patrick; Laura E. Henkhaus; Joseph S. Zickafoose (et al.)
This national survey examines how the pandemic and mitigation efforts affected the physical and emotional well-being of parents and children in the United States. Since March 2020, 27% of parents reported worsening mental health for themselves, and 14% reported worsening behavioral health for their children. The proportion of families with moderate or severe food insecurity increased from 6% before March 2020 to 8% after, employer-sponsored insurance coverage of children decreased from 63% to 60%, and 24% of parents reported a loss of regular child care. Worsening mental health for parents occurred alongside worsening behavioral health for children in nearly 1 in 10 families, among whom 48% reported loss of regular child care, 16% reported change in insurance status, and 11% reported worsening food security. The study concludes that coronavirus disease pandemic has had a substantial tandem impact on parents and children in the United States. As policy makers consider additional measures to mitigate the health and economic effects of the pandemic, they should consider the unique needs of families with children.
AUTHOR(S) Fahri Ovali
AUTHOR(S) Yongjie Zhou; Hui Shi; Zhengkui Liu (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Duncan Shikuku; Irene Nyaoke; Sylvia Gichuru (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Chandni Maria Jacob; Despina D. Briana; Gian Carlo Di Renzo (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Elisa Di Giorgio; Daniela Di Riso; Giovanna Mioni (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Veronica B. Ajewole; Ahone E. Ngujede; Emmanuella Oduguwa (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Neha Bhatt
AUTHOR(S) Eleanor J. Molloy; Anna Lavizzari; Claus Klingenberg (et al.)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has predominantly affected adults of higher age groups, and the effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on infants and neonates appears to be small. While we are gathering emerging evidence on the exact SARS-CoV-2 disease process, intrauterine or perinatal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 remains ambiguous, and vertical transmission has yet to be proven although viral RNA by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction has been found in placental membranes and breast milk. In contrast, breast milk of mothers who contracted COVID-19 can provide antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. There are rare case reports of infected infants, the majority of whom were asymptomatic, and symptomatic late-onset viral sepsis has so far only been reported in a 3-week-old infant and a 26-week preterm infant.
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