A Call for Science Preparedness for Pregnant Women During Public Health Emergencies

( Am J Obstet Gynecol . 2017;216(1):34.e1–34.e5) The Zika virus epidemic raised many questions in relation to birth defects in infants born to mothers infected with Zika. This included whether the risk of adverse outcomes could be reduced after infection. During both the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and the 2014 to 2015 Ebola epidemic, there were missed opportunities to involve pregnant women in research to better understand poor neonatal outcomes or the...