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COVID-19 linked to complications during pregnancy: Research - Express Healthcare

COVID-19 linked to complications during pregnancy: Research - Express Healthcare

COVID-19 linked to complications during pregnancy: Research - Express Healthcare
Jan 15, 2022 1 min, 24 secs

Women who have COVID-19 towards the end of their pregnancy are vulnerable to birth-related complications, according to new research involving the University of Strathclyde.

The majority of complications, which also include COVID-19 related critical care admissions, occurred in unvaccinated women, according to the research, which is one of the first national studies of pregnancy and COVID-19.

Professor Chris Robertson, of Strathclyde’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics, a partner in the study said, “This is an exceptionally important study using the linked health data in Scotland, which is able to identify all pregnant women in Scotland and match to their vaccination and health outcomes data.

The evidence provided should reassure pregnant women about the benefits of the vaccines and demonstrates the risks unvaccinated women face from COVID-19 infection.”.

The team analysed data relating to all pregnant women in Scotland.

Vaccination uptake during the study period was lower in pregnant women, compared with women aged 18 to 44 in the general population.

They found that the extended perinatal death rate among babies born within 28 days of their mother developing COVID-19 was 23 per 1,000 births.

All baby deaths occurred with women who were unvaccinated against COVID-19 at the time of infection.

Around 17 per cent of babies born within 28 days of their mother developing COVID-19 were delivered prematurely more than three weeks before their due date.

Professor Nicola Steedman, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, said: “These findings are of concern and reinforce the importance for pregnant women or those thinking of getting pregnant of getting vaccinated as soon as possible.

The COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to protect pregnant women and their babies against these risks and can be given at any stage during pregnancy.

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