SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnant Women and Their Newborns

• Main Authors: Melanie Etti (Author), Musa Sekikubo (Author), Victoria Nankabirwa (Author), Halvor Sommerfelt (Author), Bridget Freyne (Author), Kondwani Kawaza (Author), Gladys Gadama (Author), Kondwani Jambo (Author), Esperança Sevene (Author), Marleen Temmerman (Author), Laura A. Magee (Author), Peter von Dadelszen (Author), Asma Khalil (Author), Kirsty Le Doare (Author), WHO/HRP Alliance author group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There remain a number of uncertainties globally about the risks posed to women who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy. Furthermore, our understanding of the spread of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa is limited, owing to low testing rates in many parts of the continent. PeriCOVID Africa, in...