Pregnant women with COVID-19 at higher risk of stillbirths

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“Severe complications,” such as critical care admission, stillbirths, and early neonatal deaths, were more common in those who were unvaccinated compared with those who were vaccinated. Photo: Pexels

 

(Saba Aziz/ Global News) — A new study has revealed the deadly toll COVID-19 can take on the babies of unvaccinated pregnant women, underlining the importance of vaccination for expecting mothers.

The peer-reviewed research published in the journal Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine on Feb. 10 examined 68 perinatal deaths in 12 different countries.

The analysis shows that among 64 stillborn cases and four babies that died within seven days of being born, all the mothers had COVID-19 during pregnancy and were unvaccinated. (…)

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