Rapid establishment of a COVID-19 perinatal biorepository: early lessons from the first 100 women enrolled.
Lydia L ShookJessica E ShuiAdeline A BoatinSamantha DevaneNatalie CroulLael M YonkerJuan D MatuteRosiane S LimaMuriel SchwinnDana CvrkLaurel GardnerRobin AzevedoSuzanne StantonEvan A BordtLaura J YockeyAlessio FasanoJonathan Z LiXu G YuAnjali J KaimalPaul H LerouAndrea G EdlowPublished in: BMC medical research methodology (2020)
Establishing a COVID-19 perinatal biorepository required patient advocacy, transdisciplinary collaboration and creative solutions to unique challenges. This biorepository is unique in its comprehensive sample collection and the inclusion of a control population. It serves as an important resource for research into the impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women and newborns and provides lessons for future biorepository efforts.