Conducting research during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The highly contagious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has affected every aspect of medical practice and has all but ceased clinical, translational and basic science research. Pregnant women appear to be similarly affected by the virus as non-pregnant adults. As obstetricians, not only do we have a duty to care for pregnant women and their fetuses, but to continue to conduct research, inclusive of that which would guide us in delivering care during a pandemic. Conducting such research has its challenges. The objective of this chapter is to review the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on ongoing and new pregnancy research during the pandemic, describe the challenges encountered and summarize the key strategies necessary for a successful research environment.
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- Authors
- Mourad, M., Bousleiman, S., Wapner, R., & Gyamfi-Bannerman, C.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mourad, Mirella
- Venue
- Seminars in Perinatology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-11
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 151287
- ISSN
- 0146-0005 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7371581
- OpenAlex
- W3044399780
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 11
- FWCI
- 4.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Seminars in Perinatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, research continuity, obstetrics, pregnant women, research challenges, pandemic impact on research, research strategies
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Clinical Trials as Topic, Female, Humans, Obstetrics, Pregnancy, Research Personnel, Telephone, Telemedicine, Patient Selection, Research Subjects, Biomedical Research, Videoconferencing
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