Pregnant women urged to get Covid vaccine following new study

Pregnant women have been urged to get vaccinated following a new study which found an increased risk of birth-related complications after getting Covid-19.

 

Sir Michael McBride, chief medical officer for Northern Ireland, said Covid in the later stages “can have serious consequences for both mother and baby” and that having Covid-19 during pregnancy “carries a far higher risk than having the vaccine”.

 

A study by the University of Edinburgh found that pre-term births, stillbirths and new-born deaths are more common among women who have Covid-19 twenty-eight days or less before their delivery date.

 

The study’s authors said that “addressing low vaccine uptake in pregnant women is imperative to protect the health of women and babies.”

 

Sir Michael McBride said the vaccination is “crucial in protecting women and babies from the life-threatening complications that can be associated with the virus”, urging anyone who is pregnant and not vaccinated to not put it off until after their pregnancy.

 

He said “Omicron is continuing to spread throughout Northern Ireland, so if you are pregnant, or hoping to become pregnant, it is absolutely vital that you get vaccinated, this includes getting the booster.

 

“Vaccination is the most effective way you can protect yourself and your unborn baby.”

 

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Posted by Tony May, Partner/head of Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (tonymay@chadlaw.co.uk ), medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.

 

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