The benefits of maternal vaccination to the infant through maternal antibody transfer across the placenta have long been recognized. In the 1870s, babies born to mothers who had received smallpox vaccination were unlikely to have smallpox early in life.1 Tetanus toxoid vaccination during pregnancy, along with improved hygiene during delivery, has […]
Women infected with COVID-19 have a higher chance of complications during pregnancy than women who are not infected, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health says. The researchers found women with severe to moderate infection were more likely to require a cesarean delivery, deliver preterm, die during childbirth, or experience postpartum […]
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was not associated with preterm delivery or underweight newborns, in a study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday. Rates of preterm birth were 4.9% among more than 10,000 women who received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, […]
Although pregnancy blunted response to the first dose, that deficiency resolved after the second dose. The immune system of a pregnant woman maintains a delicate balance: It must tolerate the “foreign” antigens of the fetus while still protecting the mother and fetus from foreign pathogens. Unvaccinated pregnant women who get […]
Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 during pregnancy can protect pregnant women and their babies; maps, charts, and data provided by CDC Looking for data on birth and infant outcomes among pregnant women with COVID-19? Visit CDC’s Birth and Infant Outcomes data page for information on delivery type, preterm birth, and […]
Health departments report information on cases of COVID-19 to CDC, including pregnancy status. State and local health departments have the option of providing additional data on pregnant women with COVID-19 and their infants, which are collected as part of CDC’s Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network (SET-NET). 26 […]
Johns Hopkins project provides worldwide snapshot of policies influencing access to COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant and lactating people Although pregnant people are at elevated risk of severe COVID-19 disease and death, countries around the world vary widely in their policies on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy, with 41 countries recommending against […]
Here are some of the latest developments on the COVID-19 vaccines: Safety of vaccine in pregnancy: Early results indicate that COVID-19 vaccination appears to be safe in the third trimester of pregnancy, according to a CDC study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers compiled data from the v-safe pregnancy registry and […]
