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Pregnant women being infected with COVID-19 at higher rates; UK variant lasting longer

The following is a roundup by Reuters of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

Pregnant women in Zimbabwe forced to pay bribes when giving birth

By Nyasha Chingono

Pregnant women unlikely to transmit COVID-19 to babies

Pregnant women and new mothers are unlikely to transmit coronavirus to their babies, a Turkish doctor has said.

Pregnant women at risk of death in Kenya’s coronavirus curfew

Veronica Atieno remembers feeling her way through the dark alleys between the shacks that make up Nairobi’s slums, picking her way past raw sewage and rusty, razor-sharp metal roofing with trepidation.

Pregnant women at higher risk of flu complications

While antiviral treatment is recommended within two days after the start of flu symptoms in people who aren’t at high risk for complications, the guidelines note they should be prescribed to those at high risk even if they have been sick for more than two days.

Hypertension in pregnant women and children

Research is revealing new insights related to hypertension in pregnant women and children.

Cancer treatment should proceed for pregnant women

Pregnant women who are diagnosed with cancer do not need to delay treatment or end their pregnancy, a new study found.

Free food supplements for mothers

Food supplements and vitamins essential for the health of pregnant women and their infants will be given to them free of charge for the first time in the country.