Assessing importance of SARS-CoV2 infection as cause of in utero fetal death: regional retrospective cohort study.
M NkobetchouM Leruez-VilleT GuilleminotN RouxG PetrilliF GuimiotM-H Saint-FrisonI DeryabinYves VilleValentine Faure BardonPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2023)
At the height of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic, more than half of the causes of fetal death in the Paris area were labeled placental or undetermined origin based on postmortem findings, but our study showed that, of these causes, 2.8% were due to placental SARS-CoV2 infection with a specific pattern of histological involvement. This study highlights the need for SARS-CoV2 screening in stillbirth assessment. The impact of vaccination coverage remains to be established. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.