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Verena Kuret

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Clinical Associate ProfessorDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Maternal Fetal MedicineUniversity of Calgary

Verena Kuret

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Maternal Fetal Medicine

Cumming School of Medicine

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.

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Latest papers

Self-reported reactogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination with and without influenza vaccine coadministration during pregnancy in Canada.
Vaccine · 2026
The Role of Vaccination in Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy.
JAMA · 2026
Acceptance and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in Canada
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics · 2025

All 15 publications

Latest funding

Towards the eradication of congenital syphilis in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$145,490
Towards the eradication of congenital syphilis in Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$249,543
The Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal and Infant Outcomes
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$499,920

All 5 grants and awards

15 publications.

Self-reported reactogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination with and without influenza vaccine coadministration during pregnancy in Canada.

Tran S, McClymont E, Blitz S, Barrett J, Bogler T, Boucoiran I, Castillo E, D'Souza R, El-Chaâr D, Fadel S, Kuret V, Poliquin V, Sadarangani M, Scott H, Snelgrove JW, Tunde-Byass M, Money D, COVERED Team

Vaccine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.129122 PMID: 42691825

The Role of Vaccination in Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy.

McClymont E, Blitz S, Forward L, Cole S, Alton GD, Boucoiran I, Cassell K, Castillo E, Crane J, Kuret V, LeBlanc Cormier G, Murphy PA, Poliquin V, Saunders S, Scott H, Shah P, Snelgrove JW, Sprague AE, Yudin MH, Money D, CANCOVID-Preg Team

JAMA2026

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.21001 PMID: 41396589

Acceptance and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in Canada

Bondy S, McClymont E, Av-Gay G, Albert A, Andrade J, Blitz S, Folkes I, Forward L, Fraser E, Grays S

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics20255 citations

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2458353

Neurodevelopment in the First 2 Years of Life Following Prenatal Exposure to Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Vrantsidis DM, van de Wouw M, Hall ERM, Kuret V, Rioux C, Conrad ML, Mesa C, Harris A, Lebel C, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Giesbrecht GF

JAMA network open2024

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.43697 PMID: 39509130

Overview of reproductive and pregnancy health principles and practice used by maternal-fetal medicine specialists for fetal-neonatal neurology consultants.

Soliman N, Kuret V, Chan E, Smith C, Thomas MA, Mahallati H, Grosjean H, Friebe E, Rusnell L

Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2024.101555 PMID: 39551660

Maternal Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Serology: The Diagnostic Limitations of CMV IgM and IgG Avidity in Detecting Congenital CMV Infection.

Chan ES, Suchet I, Somerset D, de Koning L, Chadha R, Soliman N, Kuret V, Yu W, Lauzon J, Thomas MA, Poon E, Zhou HY

Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society2024

DOI: 10.1177/10935266241253477 PMID: 39270128

Population-level changes in perinatal death for pregnancies prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pregnancy cohort analysis.

Funk A, Stephenson N, McNeil DA, Kuret V, Castillo E, Parmar R, Nerenberg KA, Teare G, Klein K, Metcalfe A

Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology2024

DOI: 10.1111/ppe.13105 PMID: 39054734

Lethal multiple pterygium syndrome, large cystic hygroma, and cleft palate: Rare and severe fetal presentations of RYR1- and NEB-related congenital myopathies.

Jackson M, Thomas MA, Suchet I, Mahallati H, Kuret V, Lauzon J

Prenatal diagnosis2024

DOI: 10.1002/pd.6553 PMID: 38520674

Absence of Ductus Venosus: A Comparison of 2 Distinctive Fetal Autopsy Cases and Embryologic Perspectives.

Chan ES, Suchet I, Yu W, Somerset D, Soliman N, Kuret V, Chadha R

Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society2024

DOI: 10.1177/10935266231211760 PMID: 38098271

Thiopurine Exposure During Pregnancy is Not Associated With Anemia in Infants Born to Mothers With IBD.

Yeaman F, Stritzke A, Kuret V, Sharifi N, Seow CH, Metcalfe A, Leung Y

Crohn's & colitis 3602023

DOI: 10.1093/crocol/otad066 PMID: 37941596

Towards the eradication of congenital syphilis in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Other: Enhancing knowledge mobilization for syphilis research

Principal investigators: Money, Deborah M; Cook, Jocelynn L

Keywords: Congenital Syphilis; Infectious Disease

$145,490

Towards the eradication of congenital syphilis in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2023OG: Addressing Infectious/Congenital Syphilis - Syphilis New Models - General

Principal investigators: Money, Deborah M; Cook, Jocelynn L

Keywords: Congenital Syphilis; Implementation Science; Infectious Disease; Pregnancy; Screening; Surveillance

$249,543

The Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal and Infant Outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr: Emer. COVID Res. Gaps/Prior- Dif. Impacts on Hist. Excl/Underserved Pops

Principal investigators: Money, Deborah M; Boucoiran, Isabelle; Castillo, Eliana; Elwood, Chelsea; Fell, Deshayne B; McClymont, Elisabeth K; Poliquin, Vanessa; Snelgrove, John W

Keywords: Breakthrough Infection; Covid-19; Hospitalization; Maternal; Neonatal; Pregnancy; Preterm Birth; Unvaccinated; Variants Of Concern; Vertical Transmission

$499,920

Impact of COVID-related restrictions on maternal and infant health

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Metcalfe, Amy L; Mcneil, Deborah A

Keywords: Covid-19; Health Resource Utilization; Infants; Obstetrics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Prevention; Vaccination

$150,000

Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal and Infant Outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Clinical Mgmt/Health System Interventions

Principal investigators: Money, Deborah M; Boucoiran, Isabelle; Castillo, Eliana; Elwood, Chelsea; Fell, Deshayne B; Poliquin, Vanessa; Snelgrove, John W

Keywords: Covid-19; Maternal; Neonatal; Pregnancy; Preterm Birth; Vertical Transmission

$825,367

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Verena Kuret

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Self-reported reactogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination with and without influenza vaccine coadministration during pregnancy in Canada.

The Role of Vaccination in Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy.

Acceptance and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in Canada

Neurodevelopment in the First 2 Years of Life Following Prenatal Exposure to Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Overview of reproductive and pregnancy health principles and practice used by maternal-fetal medicine specialists for fetal-neonatal neurology consultants.

Maternal Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Serology: The Diagnostic Limitations of CMV IgM and IgG Avidity in Detecting Congenital CMV Infection.

Population-level changes in perinatal death for pregnancies prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pregnancy cohort analysis.

Lethal multiple pterygium syndrome, large cystic hygroma, and cleft palate: Rare and severe fetal presentations of RYR1- and NEB-related congenital myopathies.

Absence of Ductus Venosus: A Comparison of 2 Distinctive Fetal Autopsy Cases and Embryologic Perspectives.

Thiopurine Exposure During Pregnancy is Not Associated With Anemia in Infants Born to Mothers With IBD.

Towards the eradication of congenital syphilis in Canada

Towards the eradication of congenital syphilis in Canada

The Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal and Infant Outcomes

Impact of COVID-related restrictions on maternal and infant health

Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal and Infant Outcomes

Frequent collaborators

Eliana Castillo

Deborah Money

Vanessa Poliquin

Elisabeth McClymont

Amy Metcalfe

Manish Sadarangani

Rohan D'Souza

Chelsea Elwood

Abhay Lodha

Anna Funk

Ayman Abou Mehrem

Gary Teare

Prakeshkumar Shah

Isabelle Boucoiran

Catherine Lebel

Julie Bettinger

Verena Kuret

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Self-reported reactogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination with and without influenza vaccine coadministration during pregnancy in Canada.

The Role of Vaccination in Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy.

Acceptance and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in Canada

Neurodevelopment in the First 2 Years of Life Following Prenatal Exposure to Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Overview of reproductive and pregnancy health principles and practice used by maternal-fetal medicine specialists for fetal-neonatal neurology consultants.

Maternal Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Serology: The Diagnostic Limitations of CMV IgM and IgG Avidity in Detecting Congenital CMV Infection.

Population-level changes in perinatal death for pregnancies prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pregnancy cohort analysis.

Lethal multiple pterygium syndrome, large cystic hygroma, and cleft palate: Rare and severe fetal presentations of RYR1-&#xa0;and NEB-related congenital myopathies.

Absence of Ductus Venosus: A Comparison of 2 Distinctive Fetal Autopsy Cases and Embryologic Perspectives.

Thiopurine Exposure During Pregnancy is Not Associated With Anemia in Infants Born to Mothers With IBD.

Towards the eradication of congenital syphilis in Canada

Towards the eradication of congenital syphilis in Canada

The Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal and Infant Outcomes

Impact of COVID-related restrictions on maternal and infant health

Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal and Infant Outcomes

Frequent collaborators

Eliana Castillo

Deborah Money

Vanessa Poliquin

Elisabeth McClymont

Amy Metcalfe

Manish Sadarangani

Rohan D'Souza

Chelsea Elwood

Abhay Lodha

Anna Funk

Ayman Abou Mehrem

Gary Teare

Prakeshkumar Shah

Isabelle Boucoiran

Catherine Lebel

Julie Bettinger

Lethal multiple pterygium syndrome, large cystic hygroma, and cleft palate: Rare and severe fetal presentations of RYR1- and NEB-related congenital myopathies.