Obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine guidelines

Maternal and neonatal infections

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Infections in pregnancy

Australia

• Department of Health and Ageing
  • Vaccination of women planning pregnancy, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and preterm infants [2009]

• Women & Newborn Health Service - Western Australia
  • Varicella (Chicken Pox) in Pregnancy [2008]

Australia, New Zealand

• Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases
  • Management of Perinatal Infections [2002]
  • The management of varicella-zoster virus exposure and infection in pregnancy and the newborn period [2001]

Canada

• Alberta Health
  • Prenatal Screening Program for Selected Communicable Diseases [2007]

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • Management of varicella infection (chickenpox) in pregnancy. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2012]
  • Management guidelines for obstetric patients and neonates born to mothers with suspected or probable severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2009]
  • Immunization in pregnancy. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2009]

• Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
  • Listeria monocytogenes : a clinical practice guideline [2008]

• Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Recommendations to health care professionals : listeriosis [2008]

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
  • Management of varicella infection (Chickenpox) in pregnancy [2012]
  • Management guidelines for obstetric patients and neonates born to mothers with suspected or Probable Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) [2009]
  • Immunization in pregnancy [2009]
  • Parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy [2002]

Europe

• EuroSurveillance
  • Screening for Coxiella burnetii infection during pregnancy: pros and cons according to the Wilson and Jungner criteria [2012]
  • Prevention of congenital and perinatal infections [2009]

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Guidelines on Management of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Pregnancy [2003]

International

• Cochrane Library
  • Prophylactic antibiotic administration in pregnancy to prevent infectious morbidity and mortality
  • Antibiotic regimens for management of intraamniotic infection

Uganda

• Parasitology
  • Treatment with anthelminthics during pregnancy: what gains and what risks for the mother and child? [2011]

United Kingdom

• Health Protection Agency
  • Guidelines for prevention and control of group A streptococcal infection in acute healthcare and maternity settings in the UK [2012]
  • Rashes in pregnancy

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • Guidelines for prevention and control of group A streptococcal infection in acute healthcare and maternity settings in the UK. Health Protection Agency [2012]
  • Bacterial sepsis in pregnancy. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists [2012]
  • Bacterial sepsis following pregnancy. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists [2012]

• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Sepsis in Pregnancy, Bacterial [2012]
  • Hand, foot and mouth disease in pregnancy - query bank [2012]
  • Bacterial Sepsis in Pregnancy [2012]
  • Bacterial Sepsis following Pregnancy [2012]
  • Intrauterine Infection and Perinatal Brain Injury [2007]
  • Chickenpox in Pregnancy [2007]
  • Infection and Pregnancy - study group statement [2001]

United States of America

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Obstetrician-Gynecologists and Perinatal Infections: A Review of Studies of the Collaborative Ambulatory Research Network (2005–2009) [2010]

• CDC Travelers' Health
  • Traveling while Pregnant [2009]

• CDC Vaccines
  • Pregnant Women and Vaccines

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Updated Recommendations for Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap) in Pregnant Women — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2012 [2013]
  • Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women — 29 States and New York City, 2009–10 Season [2012]
  • Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women — 2011–12 Influenza Season, United States [2012]
  • Updated Recommendations for Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap) in Pregnant Women and Persons Who Have or Anticipate Having Close Contact with an Infant Aged <12 Months [2011]
  • Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women --- United States, 2010--11 Influenza Season [2011]
  • Prevention of Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diphtheria Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women and their Infants Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) [2008]
  • Interim Guidelines for the Evaluation of Infants Born to Mothers Infected with West Nile Virus During Pregnancy [2004]

• Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
  • Vaccinations Recommended During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding [2011]

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • Prevention of pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria among pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) [2008]

WHO

• Pan American Health Organization
  • PAHO Consultation on Congenital Chagas Disease, Its Epidemiology and Management [2004]

• WHO Reproductive Health Library
  • Effect of administration of antihelminthics for soil-transmitted helminths during pregnancy [2009]
  • Vaginal chlorhexidine during labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections (excluding Group B Streptococcal and HIV) [2007]
  • Antibiotic regimens for management of intra-amniotic infection [2004]

• World Health Organization
  • Capacity building workshop for the Global Fund proposal writing to include MNH service delivery area for health systems strengthening [2009]

Articles in journals

• American Family Physician
  • Vaccinations in Pregnancy [2003]

• American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Prenatal Infection and Schizophrenia: A Review of Epidemiologic and Translational Studies [2010]

• American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • The Safety of Yellow Fever Vaccine 17D or 17DD in Children, Pregnant Women, HIV+ Individuals, and Older Persons: Systematic Review [2012]

• Biological Research
  • Infection and invasion mechanisms of Trypanosoma cruzi in the congenital transmission of Chagas' disease: A proposal [2010]

• BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Varicella Zoster Virus (Chickenpox) Infection in Pregnancy [2011]
  • Parvovirus B19 Infection in Human Pregnancy [2011]

• Canadian Family Physician
  • Vaccination during pregnancy [2011]
  • Herpes zoster during pregnancy [2011]
  • Food-borne illnesses during pregnancy: Prevention and treatment [2010]
  • Exposure to fifth disease in pregnancy [2009]

• Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Congenital varicella syndrome: the evidence for secondary prevention with varicella-zoster immune globulin [2011]
  • Listeriosis: a primer [2008]

• Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Coccidioidomycosis During Pregnancy: A Review and Recommendations for Management [2011]

• Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Once-daily Dosing of Gentamicin in Obstetrics and Gynecology [2008]

• Clinics in Perinatology
  • Diagnosis and Management of Clinical Chorioamnionitis [2010]

• Current Opinion in Microbiology
  • Pathogens and the Placental Fortress [2012]

• Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Remaining Questions about Clinical Variola Major [2011]

• Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Fresh Look [2010]
  • WorldWideWeb Resources on Obstetrical and Gynecological Infections [2007]

• Israel Medical Association Journal
  • Prenatal Exposure to Influenza and Risk of Subsequent Development of Schizophrenia [2005]
  • The Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Associated Infant Morbidity [2004]

• Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Functionally mature virus-specific CD8+ T memory cells in congenitally infected newborns: proof of principle for neonatal vaccination? [2003]

• Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (JOGC)
  • Is Gentamicin Ototoxic to the Fetus? [2007]
  • Influenza Vaccine Programs and Pregnancy: New Canadian Evidence for Immunization [2007]

• Journal of Perinatal Medicine
  • Listeriosis in Human Pregnancy: a systematic review [2011]

• Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
  • Influenza Vaccination in Pregnancy: Current Practices in a Suburban Community [2004]

• Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal
  • Rational use of antimicrobials in dentistry during pregnancy [2009]

• PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • The Unknown Risk of Vertical Transmission in Sleeping Sickness—A Literature Review [2010]
  • Do Antenatal Parasite Infections Devalue Childhood Vaccination? [2009]

• Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
  • Intrauterine infection/inflammation during pregnancy and offspring brain damages: Possible mechanisms involved [2004]

• Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Maternal Infection and Schizophrenia: Implications for Prevention [2011]

• Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
  • Proteomics/diagnosis of chorioamnionitis and of relationships with the fetal exposome [2012]

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