Measles is on the rise in Canada and poses serious risks to pregnant people and their newborns, yet discussion about how to ...

Measles cases are rising in Ontario, putting pregnant people and their babies at risk. Experts are calling for better prenatal screening for measles antibodies and urging vaccination before pregnancy.

See related editorial at Pregnant people with measles are at higher risk of pneumonia, hepatitis, and hospitalization and have a 10-fold higher risk of death than those who are not pregnant.[1][2] ...

Measles is on the rise in Canada and poses serious risks to pregnant people and their newborns, yet discussion about how to protect this vulnerable group is notably lacking. An article on measles ...

In pregnancy, complications of measles include secondary bacterial infections like severe pneumonia or hepatitis because of ...

Measles is a respiratory infection with symptoms that include fever, a blotchy rash, a cough and red, watery eyes. In May 2024, a child under five died of measles in Hamilton, but before that, there ...

Ontario's chief medical officer of health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last fall, adding they were infected in the womb through mothers who were not ...