Measles in pregnancy
[See related editorial at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250820][1] Pregnant people with measles are at higher risk of pneumonia, hepatitis, and hospitalization and have a 10-fold higher risk of death than those who are not pregnant.[1][2] Infection also increases the risk of miscarriage,
Authors
- Michelle Science (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2855-8570)
- Michelle Barton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7707-8154)
- Janine R. Hutson
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.250606
- Primary Topic
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00