U.S. spots first monkeypox case in a pregnant woman as cases climb

The U.S. has spotted its first case of monkeypox this year in a pregnant woman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said over the weekend. The baby was delivered safely and both are "doing well."

Pregnant women are among those the agency warns may be "at especially increased risk for severe outcomes" from monkeypox. 

"There has been a case of a pregnant woman who delivered," the CDC's Dr. John Brooks told a webinar hosted by the Infectious Disease Society of America on Saturday.