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.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine COVID-19 antibody positivity rates over time and relationships to pregnancy outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Design

With COVID-19 antibody positivity at delivery as the exposure, we performed a prospective, observational cohort study in seven LMICs during the early COVID-19 pandemic.

Setting

The study was conducted among women in the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health's Maternal and Newborn Health Registry (MNHR), a prospective, population-based study in Kenya, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Bangladesh, Pakistan, India (two sites), and Guatemala.

Population

Pregnant women enrolled in an ongoing pregnancy registry at study sites.

Methods

From October 2020 to October 2021, stan

SUBMITTER: Goldenberg RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9877904 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature