Publications by authors named "A J M Aabakke"
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the Nordic countries beginning in March 2020, with each country implementing public health interventions at different times and levels of severity.
- A study analyzed data from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, and parts of Sweden to assess COVID-19-related admissions among pregnant women during 2020, focusing on those who tested positive for the virus before hospital admission.
- Findings revealed that 0.5 out of every 1,000 mothers admitted were due to COVID-19, with notable differences in admissions across countries; Sweden had the highest rate while Iceland reported none, reflecting less stringent health measures implemented there.
Introduction: The majority of data on COVID-19 in pregnancy are not from sound population-based active surveillance systems.
Material And Methods: We conducted a multi-national study of population-based national or regional prospective cohorts using standardized definitions within the International Network of Obstetric Survey systems (INOSS). From a source population of women giving birth between March 1 and August 31, 2020, we included pregnant women admitted to hospital with a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test ≤7 days prior to or during admission and up to 2 days after birth.
Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy may cause viral inflammation of the placenta, resulting in fetal demise even without fetal or newborn infection. The impact of timing of the infection and the mechanisms that cause fetal morbidity and mortality are not well understood.
Material And Methods: To describe placental pathology from women with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, a SARS-CoV-2 immunohistochemistry-positive placenta and late miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, or medically indicated birth due to fetal distress.
Severe COVID-19 during pregnancy in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
June 2023
Introduction: Pregnancy is a risk factor for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and adverse pregnancy outcomes. We aimed to explore maternal characteristics, pregnancy outcomes, vaccination status, and virus variants among pregnant women admitted to intensive care units (ICU) with severe COVID-19.
Material And Methods: We identified pregnant women admitted to ICU in Sweden (n = 96), Norway (n = 31), and Denmark (n = 16) because of severe COVID-19, from national registers and clinical databases between March 2020 and February 2022 (Denmark), August 2022 (Sweden), or December 2022 (Norway).
Introduction: We identified risk factors and outcomes associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy in a universally tested population according to disease severity and validated information on SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy in national health registers in Denmark.
Material And Methods: Cohort study using data from national registers and medical records including all pregnancies between March 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021. We compared women with a validated positive SARS-CoV-2 test during pregnancy with non-infected pregnant women.