Cited by 866COVID-19 Impact on ReproductionNeonatal and Maternal InfectionsCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Pregnancy and Infection

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Kourtis, Athena P., Read, Jennifer S., Jamieson, Denise J.·2014·New England Journal of Medicine

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Pregnant women have an increased severity of infections with some organisms, including influenza virus, hepatitis E virus, herpes simplex virus, and malaria parasites. This review includes an update on immunologic alterations during pregnancy.

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  • Pregnant women are more vulnerable to infections because of their naturally suppressed immune system and are generally considered at increased risk for severe complications.

    “The pregnant women are more vulnerable to infections because of their naturally suppressed immune system and are generally considered at increased risk for severe complications [ Kourtis AP et al., 2014 ].”

    From MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY ON ANXIETY OF PREGNANT WOMEN DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN TEHRAN, IRAN (2025) · cites this paper as Kourtis AP et al., 2014

    The Future Directions section says pregnant women do not seem more susceptible to initial infection in general. The immunologic-alterations section rejects the view of pregnancy as systemic immunosuppression, describing it instead as a modulated immune condition. The paper does report increased severity for certain infections, but not the claim's general explanation of vulnerability. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • The relative suppression of T cell responses that occurs at the end of pregnancy increases the severity of infection with influenza and varicella zoster viruses.

    “The relative suppression of T cell responses that occurs at the end of pregnancy increases the severity of infection with influenza and varicella zoster viruses39.”

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Authors
Kourtis, A. P., Read, J. S., & Jamieson, D. J.
Affiliations
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2014-06-05
Volume
370
Issue
23
Pages
2211-2218
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W2093544337
Cited by
850
References
69
Citations by year
2026: 49 · 2025: 53 · 2024: 65 · 2023: 80 · 2022: 101 · 2021: 126 · 2020: 112 · 2019: 66 · 2018: 42 · 2017: 52 · 2016: 45 · 2015: 36 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 1
FWCI
7.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (CC999999)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Neonatal and Maternal Infections
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
Keywords
pregnancy, infection in pregnancy, influenza virus, hepatitis E virus, herpes simplex virus, Plasmodium
MeSH terms
Communicable Diseases, Female, Herpes Simplex, Humans, Influenza, Human, Listeriosis, Malaria, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Severity of Illness Index, Hepatitis E

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