Frontiers in global women's health
Climate change and vertically transmissible infections in maternal and neonatal populations: a systematic review
By Mc Alpine KS, Groteclaes T, Travill D and 9 others.
Abstract
Background
Climate change influences infectious disease dynamics and disrupts maternal and neonatal health services, both of which are pathways through which the risk of vertically transmissible infections may increase.
Methods
We systematically reviewed evidence on the association between climate-related environmental exposures and infection-related outcomes relevant to vertical transmission in pregnant or intrapartum women, neonates, and infants. Screening, extraction, and risk-of-bias assessment were performed independently in duplicate. Owing to substantial heterogeneity, findings were synthesised narratively. GRADE scoring was used to assess certainty of evidence.