Ebola Infection in Pregnancy: A Global Perspective and Lessons Learned

Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Mar;61(1):186-196. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000332.

Abstract

The 2014 to 2016 Ebola outbreak, primarily based in 3 West African countries, had far-reaching global effects. Importantly, the crisis highlighted large gaps in reproductive health services in affected countries and inadequate health care system preparedness for obstetrical patients in the setting of highly contagious infectious diseases. We aim to review Ebola virus effects with a focus on the obstetrical implications in the context of this recent Ebola outbreak, discuss the lessons learned following this outbreak and propose current measures specific to obstetrics that should be considered in preparation for the next concerning emergent infectious disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Breast Feeding
  • Delivery, Obstetric
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Female
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / diagnosis*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / therapy
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / transmission
  • Humans
  • Infection Control
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / therapy
  • Survivors