[Comment] Fetal and maternal outcomes following mpox infection in pregnancy

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Source: The Lancet

Original: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)02317-7/fullt...

Published: 2025-12-19T23:30:01Z

Pregnant women are at high risk of severe mpox due to the immunological and hormonal changes of pregnancy. Clade I monkeypox virus (MPXV) is associated with more clinically significant adverse pregnancy outcomes and vertical transmission than clade II. The first probable case of MPXV clade I in pregnancy was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo 8 years before delivery. In 4 women, there was transmission to newborns with generalized skin rashes consistent with mpox at approximately 7 months of pregnancy.