Preparedness and strategies for addressing monkeypox infection in pregnant women in India

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Research Laboratory, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Mumbai, India.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, India.
³ Director, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Mumbai, India.

Rahul K Gajbhiye et al. Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2022 Oct.

. 2022 Oct:5:100066.

doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2022.100066. Epub 2022 Aug 30.

¹ Clinical Research Laboratory, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Mumbai, India.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, India.
³ Director, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Mumbai, India.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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