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ArticleBMJ open2024

Description of maternal and neonatal adverse events in pregnant people immunised with COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy in the CLAP NETWORK of sentinel sites. Nested case-control analysis of the immunization-associated risk: A study protocol.

Diego Macías Saint-Gerons, José Luis Castro, Mercedes Colomar, Edgard Rojas, Claudio Sosa, Alba Maria Ropero, Suzanne Jacob Serruya, Desiré Pastor, Monica Chiu, Martha Velandia-Gonzalez and 7 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Diego Macías Saint-GeronsDepartment of Medicine, University of Valencia, INCLIVA Health Research Institute and CIBERSAM, Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2572-2160
José Luis CastroFundación para la innovación, la formación, la investigación y el desarrollo comunitario (FUNDEC), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9179-113X
Mercedes ColomarUnidad de Investigación Clínica y Epidemiológica Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay mcolomar@unicem-web.org.ORCID 0000-0001-7424-5551
Edgard RojasInnovation, Access to Medicines and Health Technologies (IMT), PAHO, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4046-9298
Claudio SosaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pereira Rossell Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad de la Republica Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0002-2539-0848
Alba Maria RoperoPAHO, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Suzanne Jacob SerruyaLatin American Center of Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR), PAHO, Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0002-8543-4996
Desiré PastorPAHO, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Monica ChiuPAHO, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Martha Velandia-GonzalezPAHO, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Edgardo AbalosCentro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad (CEDES), Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0001-6653-429X
Pablo DuránLatin American Center of Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR), PAHO, Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0003-1032-487X
Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de LeónLatin American Center of Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR), PAHO, Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0001-9914-7130
Giselle TomassoUnidad de Investigación Clínica y Epidemiológica Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0002-4424-1581
Luis MaineroLatin American Center of Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR), PAHO, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Marcelo RubinoLatin American Center of Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR), PAHO, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Bremen De MucioLatin American Center of Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR), PAHO, Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0003-0662-9742
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas · USAccess Technologies · USCenter for the Study of State and Society · ARUniversidad de la República de Uruguay · UYUniversidad de Montevideo · UYUniversitat de València · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCOVID-19 is associated with higher morbimortality in pregnant people compared with non-pregnant people. At present, the benefits of maternal immunisation are considered to outweigh the risks, and therefore, vaccination is recommended during pregnancy. However, additional information is needed on the safety of the vaccines in this population. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This a retrospective cohort nested case-control study in pregnant people who attended maternity hospitals from eight Latin American and Caribbean countries. A perinatal electronic clinical history database with neonatal and obstetric information will be used. The proportion of pregnant people immunised with COVID-19 vaccines of the following maternal and neonatal events will be described: preterm infant, small for gestational age, low birth weight, stillbirth, neonatal death, congenital malformations, maternal near miss and maternal death. Moreover, the risk of prematurity, small for gestational age and low birth weight associated with exposure to COVID-19 vaccines will be estimated. Each case will be matched with two groups of three randomly selected controls. Controls will be matched by hospital and mother's age (±3 years) with an additional matching by delivery date and conception time in the first and second control groups, respectively. The estimated required sample size for the main analysis (exposure to any vaccine) concerning 'non-use' is at least 1009 cases (3027 controls) to detect an increased probability of vaccine-associated event risk of 30% and at least 650 cases (1950 controls) to detect 30% protection. Sensitivity and secondary analyses considering country, type of vaccine, exposure windows and completeness of immunisation will be reported. ETHICS: The study protocol was reviewed by the Ethical Review Committee on Research of the Pan American Health Organization. Patient informed consent was waived due to the retrospective design and the utilisation of anonymised data (Ref. No: PAHOERC.0546.01). Results will be disseminated in open access journals.

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COVID-19VaccinesCase-Control StudiesClinical Trials as TopicCOVID-19 VaccinesFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHumansImmunizationInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematurePregnancyRetrospective StudiesStillbirthVaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesVaccinesCOVID-19maternal medicineperinatology

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PMCPMC10826566
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