Clinical severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection among vaccinated and unvaccinated pregnancies during the Omicron wave

P Birol Ilter¹, S Prasad², M Berkkan³, M A Mutlu¹, A B Tekin¹, E Celik³, B Ata³, M Turgal³, S Yildiz³, E Turkgeldi³, P O'Brien^{4

5}, P von Dadelszen⁶, L A Magee⁶, E Kalafat^{3

7}, N Tug¹, A Khalil^{2

8

9}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof Dr Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of London, London, UK.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.
⁴ Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, UK.
⁵ University College London Hospitals, Institute for Women's Health, London, UK.
⁶ Institute of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
⁷ Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
⁸ Twins Trust Centre for Research and Clinical Excellence, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁹ Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.

P Birol Ilter et al. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Apr.

. 2022 Apr;59(4):560-562.

doi: 10.1002/uog.24893. Epub 2022 Mar 10.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof Dr Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of London, London, UK.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.
⁴ Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, UK.
⁵ University College London Hospitals, Institute for Women's Health, London, UK.
⁶ Institute of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
⁷ Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
⁸ Twins Trust Centre for Research and Clinical Excellence, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁹ Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.

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