More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, there remain a number of significant unanswered questions about the effects of COVID-19 in pregnant and breastfeeding women and children. Most of the data available have emerged from studies led by researchers from high-income nations, producing data that may not be relevant or generalizable to populations within resource-limited settings.

The coalition’s Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Working Group conducted a research priority-setting exercise between October 2020 and January 2021 to identify global research priorities in maternal, reproductive and child health.

Webinar objectives:

• To disseminate the results of the research priority setting exercise conducted by the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Working Group (MNCH WG) of the COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition
• To provide an update of research efforts and emerging data aligned with the identified research priority themes
• To identify and highlight persisting knowledge gaps within the research priority areas and present ideas and opportunities to close these gaps

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Moderators:

• Prof. Sofía P. Salas | Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile & member of the Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Working Group
• Dr Jackeline Alger | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Honduras & member of the Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Working Group

Speakers:

• Dr Melanie Etti | St George’s, University of London, UK & Uganda & member of the Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Working Group
• Dr Kate Webb | University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Dr Maria Laura Costa | University of Campinas, Brazil
• Prof. Praveen Kumar | Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), India