pregnant women are being urged to get the covid jab as soon as possible as the number of mothers in hospital with the virus rises. our health correspondent catherine burns has the story. at london s chelsea and westminster hospital, an antenatal clinic with a difference. mums to be having vaccines at the same time as routine scans and blood tests. we just thought it was important to have it, to protect me and the baby as well. i was really nervous before i had it done, and then i did a bit of reading and thought, actually, this is perfect. kind ofjust want to do - the best thing for my baby. and i was really scared about getting covid. i catching covid during pregnancy 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,
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for starting the fires to justice. pregnant women are being urged to get the covid jab as soon as possible, as the number of mothers in hospital with the virus rises. our health correspondent catherine burns has the story. at london s chelsea and westminster hospital, an antenatal clinic with a difference. mums to be having vaccines at the same time as routine scans and blood tests. we just thought it was important to have it, to protect me and the baby as well. i was really nervous before i had it done, and then i did a bit of reading and thought, actually, this is perfect. kind ofjust want to do - the best thing for my baby. and i was really scared about getting covid. i catching covid during pregnancy 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 coun
more than 1,300 people died last year. let s return to one of our main stories. england s chief midwife is stepping up her call to urge pregnant women to get the covid jab as soon as possible. estimates based on gp records and public health england data suggest hundreds of thousands have not had the vaccine, as the number of mums to be in hospital with the virus rises. dr viki male is a reproductive immunologist at imperial college london. shejoins me now. thank shejoins me now. you for being with us, what thank she joins me now. you for being with us, what is your thank you for being with us, what is your view of the hesitancy that women have? a lot of people would say it is quite understandable if you are not sure when you are expecting. it you are not sure when you are exbetting- expecting. it is naturalto be hesitant when expecting. it is naturalto be hesitant when you expecting. it is naturalto be hesitant when you are - expecting. it is natural to be i hesitant when you are
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