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BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
Volume 36, Issue -, Pages 116-130Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2016.05.008
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HIV; syphilis; maternal sepsis; neonatal sepsis; respiratory syncytial virus; malaria
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- World Health Organization [001] Funding Source: Medline
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Over 300,000 maternal deaths occur each year, 11% of which are thought to be due to infectious causes, and approximately one million newborns die within the first week of life annually due to infectious causes. Infections in pregnancy may result in a variety of adverse obstetrical outcomes, including preterm delivery, pre-labor rupture of membranes, stillbirth, spontaneous abortion, congenital infection, and anomalies. This paper reviews the burden of disease due to key infections and their contribution to maternal, perinatal, and newborn morbidity and mortality, as well as key interventions to prevent maternal and newborn deaths related to these infections. Research needs include more accurate clinical and microbiologic surveillance systems, validated risk stratification strategies, better point-of-care testing, and identification of promising vaccine strategies. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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