The European Union's drug regulator said on Tuesday that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines do not cause pregnancy complications for expectant mothers and their babies.
Apr 9, 2021
But Australian study found higher risk for other adverse outcomes
Late-stage decreased fetal movement (DFM) was not linked with an increased risk of stillbirth, according to researchers in Australia, but DFM at their institution is heavily managed, and DFM was associated with other negative outcomes.
At the country’s largest maternal hospital, all women presenting with DFM after 28 weeks and 0 days gestation receive electronic fetal heart rate monitoring and a blood test to detect fetomaternal hemorrhage, as well as consideration for ultrasonography to assess fetal growth and well-being, explained Sailesh Kumar, DPhil, Mater Research Institute at the University of Queensland in South Brisbane, and co-authors.
Pregnant people have been excluded from initial vaccination trials in many countries
Miriam Berger, The Washington Post
Dec. 10, 2020
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About 70% of health-care workers worldwide are women, meaning many are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic and, in theory, toward the front of the line for a coronavirus vaccine as they begin to be distributed.
But there s a catch: Vaccination programs from Russia to the United Kingdom are excluding women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning for a pregnancy as the vaccine candidates were not clinically tested on these populations as part of their initial trials.
On Tuesday, Britain launched the West s first mass coronavirus vaccination using the Pfizer-BioNTech shot. But guidance from the U.K. government has excluded pregnant women from the shots.
Medical research again leaves pregnant women waiting for a shot at a vaccine — this time for coronavirus msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.