by afampov · February 2, 2021
Baystate creates decision aid for doctors and pregnant women to consult
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Is it safe for pregnant women to get the coronavirus vaccine?
That’s a question that two Baystate Medical Center doctors contemplated together recently – one a primary care physician at Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center, who is also board certified in infectious diseases, and the other an OB/GYN.
Dr. Amanda Westlake learned in September that she was expecting her third child. As an infectious disease specialist, when she visited with her OB/GYN, Dr. Katie Barker of Baystate Wesson Women’s Group, she was already familiar with much of the emerging literature on pregnancy and COVID-19. It is concisely stated on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)website that: