periCOVID UK

Understanding COVID-19 infection in pregnant women and their babies

Funder

Action Medical Research for Children

Type of Study

Observational cohort

Sponsor

St George’s, University of London

Country

England

Chief Investigator

Professor Kirsty Le Doare

Participants

Pregnant women

Summary

This study is intended to follow on from the existing UK Health Security Agency (formerly Public Health England/PHE) periCOVID national surveillance programme, to provide further clarity on the immune response after SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) in pregnant women, and the immunological and clinical outcomes for infants.

The primary objective is to describe antibody levels in women who were and were not polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy, and who were and were not vaccinated during pregnancy.

For more details, please visit www.pericovid.com.

Duration

January 2021 – September 2023