Neonatal-Perinatal Infections: An Update

For as long as humankind has been birthing children, congenital and perinatal infections have been a major cause of morbidity and mortality among newborns. Our understanding of the complex mechanisms of maternal and infant immunity and infection continues to evolve, from the discovery that syphilis could be transmitted from infected women to their infants in the sixteenth century to the identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in placental tissue in 2020. Our understanding of neonatal and perinatal infections has increased substantially since the publication of the 2015 issue devoted to this topic.
Source: Clinics in Perinatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research