Understanding COVID-19 Infection in Pregnant Women and Their Babies

Understanding COVID-19 Infection in Pregnant Women and Their Babies

This national study will recruit expectant mothers with and without positive nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2, and aims to determine the seroepidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 amongst expectant mothers and their infants in the U.K.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Signed informed consent form
• Any woman pregnant in selected hospitals in England who has no signs or symptoms of COVID-19 disease during pregnancy and is rtPCR negative at delivery
• Any woman pregnant in any hospital in England who tests positive by rtPCR at any point during pregnancy from 24 weeks gestation onwards, regardless of signs and symptoms

Exclusion Criteria:

• If the pregnant woman is under 18 years in prison or unable to make an informed consent for other reasons (e.g. learning difficulties, language barriers)