Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal outcomes in First Nations and all other mothers and their offspring in Manitoba
The findings imply that COVID-19 caused more profound adverse neonatal outcomes in First Nations offspring. Maternal diabetes played an important role in the unfavorable neonatal outcomes. Prevention of maternal diabetes by strengthening perinatal education and care may help to reduce the risk of adverse neonatal outcomes in First Nations population in future pandemic.
Authors
- Elizabeth Decaire
- Jonathan McGavock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3741-5248)
- Christy Pylypjuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4799-4837)
- Jennifer M. Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3556-0820)
- Nathan Nickel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5836-5297)
- Connie Kuzdak
- Amy Leung Hui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4259-6741)
- Depeng Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7060-4892)
- Brandy Wicklow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6080-0494)
- Roxana Drăgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9744-3590)
- Garry X. Shen
- Elizabeth Sellers
- Vivian Omarr
Institutions
- Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (CA)
- Manitoba Health (CA)
- Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CA)
- First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- The University of Winnipeg (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114006
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06