across london, at king s college hospital, they have about 20 births a day and about two of the mums have covid. most women who get covid in pregnancy will sail through and be absolutely fine, but we see a small number of women who come in with severe breathing difficulties, and we have to act rapidly they go on ventilators, have to have an emergency delivery for their baby. and, from our point of view, it feels tragic, because these women will now be almost certainly unvaccinated and we know that if they d been vaccinated it could have been avoided. avoided, because vaccines can make all the difference. since february, 742 pregnant women have been admitted to hospital with covid symptoms. almost all, 738, have not been vaccinated. four have had a single dose. none were double jabbed. initially, pregnant women were told they should only get the vaccine if they had a higher chance of catching covid or had underlying
have the vaccine. across london, at king s college hospital, they have about 20 births a day and about two of the mums have covid. most women who get covid in pregnancy will sail through and be absolutely fine, but we see a small number of women who come in with severe breathing difficulties, and we have to act rapidly they go on ventilators, have to have an emergency delivery for their baby. and, from our point of view, it feels tragic, because these women will now be almost certainly unvaccinated and we know that if they d been vaccinated it could have been avoided. avoided, because vaccines can make all the difference. since february, 742 pregnant women have been admitted to hospital with covid symptoms. almost all, 738, have not been vaccinated. four have had a single dose. none were double jabbed. initially, pregnant women were told they should only get the vaccine if they had a higher chance of catching covid or had underlying health problems. since april, though, the advice ha
puts mother and baby at extra risk, so the chief midwife for england is encouraging anyone who is pregnant to get theirjab. we want mums and babies to be safe, and indeed their families, and that s why we encourage and urge every pregnant woman in england today to seek some wise counsel, speak to a health professional, and indeed choose to have the vaccine. across london, at king s college hospital, they have about 20 births a day and about two of the mums have covid. most women who get covid in pregnancy will sail through and be absolutely fine, but we see a small number of women who come in with severe breathing difficulties, and we have to act rapidly they go on ventilators, have to have an emergency delivery for their baby. and, from our point of view, it feels tragic, because these women will now be almost certainly unvaccinated and we know that if they d been vaccinated it could have been avoided. avoided, because vaccines can make all the difference. since february, 742 pregna
so i decided to do it. i was really nervous before i had it done. i did some reading and thought, this is perfect. having it done, i feel much safer, happier and much freer to go out and about now. i decided it was kind of better j i was in a better position having i the vaccine than i was potentiallyl being exposed to the risk of covid. but it has not been a straightforward decision for everyone. if it had been going for five years or something like that, like whooping cough, i would feel more confident to get it done. because it s so new, that s why am still hesitating. i think that is what is keeping me from getting vaccinated. new data from the uk obstetrics surveillance system shows of the 742 pregnant women admitted to hospital with covid since the start of february, only four had received a single dose of vaccine and none had received both doses. the data also suggests that delta variant had increased the likelihood of pregnant patients having
remain unvaccinated. medical experts insist there had been no safety concerns for pregnant women who have taken the jab, and it is safe. catherine burns, bbc news. i m joined now by adam finn, a professor of paediatrics at the university of bristol and member of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. and member of thejoint committee we and member of thejoint committee just heard fror figures we just heard from that report the figures that suggested that in england up to february, 742 pregnant women were admitted to hospital with covid, only 4 had one dose of a vaccine and none of them had two. that points to a fundamental failure in the messaging of the efficacy and safety of these vaccines to pregnant women, doesn t it? i safety of these vaccines to pregnant women, doesn t it? women, doesn t it? ithink what it in fact points women, doesn t it? ithink what it in fact points to women, doesn t it? ithink what it in fact points to is women, doesn t it? ithink what it i