Protective effect of maternal immunization on birth outcomes: A data linkage study.
Ahinsa GunatilakaDaniel L RolnikMichelle Therese GilesPublished in: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2023)
Reductions in PTB and stillbirth associated with maternal immunization suggest possible protective effects beyond pathogen-specific protection. These findings may strengthen justification for scaling up maternal immunization in low-income settings where there remains a high burden of these adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Keyphrases
- pregnancy outcomes
- pregnant women
- birth weight
- electronic health record
- gene expression
- big data
- risk factors
- machine learning
- type diabetes
- genome wide
- human immunodeficiency virus
- physical activity
- weight loss
- hiv infected
- adipose tissue
- dna methylation
- artificial intelligence
- preterm birth
- insulin resistance
- weight gain