Smallpox during Pregnancy and Maternal Outcomes

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Nishiura, Hiroshi
• Description:
  A historical study evaluated maternal outcomes in pregnancy complicated by smallpox. The overall case fatality was estimated to be 34.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 31.4-37.1), and the proportion of miscarriage or premature birth was estimated to be 39.9% (95% CI 36.5-43.2). Vaccination before pregnancy reduced the risk for death.
• Subjects:
  Abortion, Spontaneous Case Fatality Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Epidemiology Female Humans Miscarriage Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Pregnancy Outcome Pregnancy Outcomes Premature Birth Smallpox Vaccination

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(7):1119-1121.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2b871c45f2fd60d5be2c2eefa01bb6ae2595ff5ace2c7733affe186d5847f89c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16164/cdc_16164_DS1.pdf
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