A spike in potentially deadly pregnancy complications, some leading to stillbirths, is being blamed on COVID infections in women which can destroy the placenta.
If a woman contracts COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, even if it's mild, damages the placenta's immune response to further infections, a UW Medicine-led study has found.
According to a study, if a woman catches COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, no matter how slight, affects the placenta s immune response to further infections.