Researching COVID to enhance recovery (RECOVER) pregnancy study: Rationale, objectives and design
Metz T, Clifton R, Gallagher R, Gross R, Horwitz L, Jacoby V, Martin-Herz S, Peralta-Carcelen M, Reeder H, Beamon C, Chan J, Chang A, Costantine M, Fitzgerald M, Foulkes A, Gibson K, Güthe N, Habli M, Hackney D, Hoffman M, Hoffman M, Hughes B, Katz S, Laleau V, Mallett G, Mendez-Figueroa H, Monzon V, Palatnik A, Palomares K, Parry S, Pettker C, Plunkett B, Poppas A, Reddy U, Rouse D, Saade G, Sandoval G, Schlater S, Sciurba F, Simhan H, Skupski D, Sowles A, Thaweethai T, Thomas G, Thorp J, Tita A, Weiner S, Weigand S, Yee L, Flaherman V, Initiative O. Researching COVID to enhance recovery (RECOVER) pregnancy study: Rationale, objectives and design. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0285351. PMID: 38128008, PMCID: PMC10734909, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Long-term outcomesMonths of agePregnancy cohortMaternal-Fetal Medicine Units NetworkHealth outcomesSARS-CoV-2 antibody testingAdverse long-term outcomesEunice Kennedy Shriver National InstitutePost-acute sequelaeLong-term sequelaeClinical trial registrationMaternal-child dyadsNational InstituteMulti-site observational studyCalifornia San FranciscoUnique physiologic changesPregnancy modifiesMaternal infectionMultiple gestationsOverall cohortRetrospective cohortAntibody testingLong COVIDReply: The Risk Factor for Maternal Morbidity is Racism, Not Race
Merriam A, Metz T, Allshouse A, Silver R, Haas D, Grobman W, Simhan H, Wapner R, Wing D, Mercer B, Parry S, Reddy U, investigators N. Reply: The Risk Factor for Maternal Morbidity is Racism, Not Race. American Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 41: e3274-e3275. PMID: 37863072, DOI: 10.1055/a-2195-6914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural racismSystemic racismRacismSocial constructRacial categoriesSocial determinantsEffect of raceRacial groupsRaceMaternal health outcomesAuthor’s pointWhite participantsImplicit biasDiscussionAsiansHealth careInequitiesResearch publicationsCritical concernConcernHealth outcomesUnderlying reasons