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How Does COVID Affect Mother and Baby?
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How Does COVID Affect Mother and Baby?

Pregnant women fare worse than others, although the risks to the fetus are slight.

Nature, 2021


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10

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Recommendation

Despite wide data gaps, research points to serious health risks for pregnant women infected with COVID-19, including premature delivery, hospitalization or death. Most physicians strongly recommend mRNA vaccines to pregnant patients, especially those with comorbidities. On the bright side, babies face low risk of infection and physical harm from their mother’s disease.

Take-Aways

  • Obstetrician Yalda Afshar created a US registry to study the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on pregnant women.
  • Respiratory viruses can be dangerous to pregnant women, who experience diminished lung capacities and oxygen supplies, and suppressed immune systems.
  • Stillbirth and slow fetal growth don’t appear connected to COVID-19.

About the Author

Nidhi Subbaraman is a senior reporter for Nature based in Washington, DC.


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