Flu and COVID risks for pregnant women and newborns in India
Influenza & COVID Obstetric and Perinatal Epidemiology Study in India
This project will follow 10,000 pregnant women in Nagpur to learn how influenza and COVID-19 affect pregnancies and newborn health.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Boston University Medical Campus NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11385191 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, researchers will enroll 10,000 pregnant women at a large obstetric hospital in Nagpur and follow you through pregnancy and after delivery. They will collect health information, perform lab tests for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 when you are ill, and actively follow newborns for early outcomes like birthweight and pregnancy loss. The team aims to recruit many women in the first trimester and will use structured visits and medical record review to track maternal and infant health. Findings will help fill gaps about how respiratory viruses affect mothers and babies in lower-resource settings.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Pregnant women seeking antenatal care at the participating large obstetric hospital in Nagpur, ideally enrolled early in pregnancy (first trimester).
Not a fit: Women who do not receive care at the Nagpur site, enroll late or decline testing/follow-up are unlikely to receive direct benefits from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the findings could guide better prevention and care to protect pregnant women and their babies from flu and COVID-19 in similar settings.
How similar studies have performed: Previous related studies in LMICs have linked influenza to pregnancy loss and lower birthweight, but combined data on influenza and COVID-19 in low-resource settings remain limited.
Where this research is happening
Boston, United States
- Boston University Medical Campus — Boston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hibberd, Patricia L — Boston University Medical Campus
- Study coordinator: Hibberd, Patricia L
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.