COVID-19 Pandemic resources and support

The information on this page will help moms, researchers, families and practitioners to read about current scientific literature, find research registries for pregnant moms and search CDC data for the latest data tracking maternal and infant health outcomes related to COVID-19 infection.

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   Maternal & infant health research registries

   Maternal & infant health research registries

   During the pandemic, tracking health outcomes is essential to improving care, developing policies and understanding the impact of this pandemic on maternal and infant health. Learn more about global research and registries that are tracking the data to ensure the health of mothers and babies.

   Last Updated:
   November 2020

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   Last Updated: November 2020

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   COVID-19 Resources & Literature

   COVID-19 Resources & Literature

   A resource compiling up-to-date published literature on COVID-19 relating to mothers and babies. We have gathered scientifically sound research to help guide further studies or keep you up to date with the maternal child health population and COVID-19.

   Pub-Med resources

   PeriStats now includes a resource to help gain the most up-to-date articles on COVID-19 and the maternal child health population. The links provided here represent collections of published articles found on Pub-Med that have been reviewed and selected for relevancy to maternal health, pregnancy, infant health and child health. Examples of topics that are included are: vertical transmission, systematic reviews, maternal screening and characteristics of COVID-19. This selection is suited for public health professionals that work or are interested in maternal child health.

   • COVID-19 and Pregnancy
   • COVID-19 and Infants/Children
   • COVID-19 and Health Equity

   NIH iSearch COVID-19 portfolio

   Includes articles from PubMed as well as pre-prints (preliminary reports of work that have not been certified by peer review) from medRxiv, SSRN, arXiv, bioRxiv, Research Square and ChemRxiv. The portfolio is updated daily with the latest available data.

   https://icite.od.nih.gov/covid19/search/

   The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) COVID-19

   Expert Review of Relevant and Emerging Literature (not specific to maternal and child health)

   https://indianactsi.org/community/monon-collaborative/covid-19/lit-review/

   Last Updated:
   November 2020

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   Last Updated: November 2020

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   COVID and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes

   COVID and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes

   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracks COVID-19 data related to pregnancy as part of its COVID Data Tracker. Below are highlights of available data that include information on pregnant people in the U.S.

   COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Among Pregnant People

   COVID-19 vaccination rates among pregnant people aged 18-49 years in the U.S. using data reported to the CDC Vaccine Safety Datalink.

   https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations-pregnant-women

   COVID-19 Data: Severity of Maternal Illness

   Data on severity of COVID-19 illness during pregnancy reported to CDC including total cases, hospitalized cases, ICU admissions and deaths.

   https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#pregnant-population

   COVID-19 During Pregnancy: Birth and Infant Outcomes

   Data from the CDC Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network (SET-NET) on birth and infant outcomes among women with COVID-19 during pregnancy such as delivery type, preterm birth and infant test results.

   https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#pregnant-birth-infant

   Last Updated:
   January 2022

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   Last Updated: January 2022