Category: COVID-19

Among pregnant participants, any obstetrical symptoms were reported by 346 of 7809 individuals (4.4%) after the first dose and 484 of 6444 individuals (7.5%) after the second dose. Altogether, 6586 pregnant individuals (84.3%) had reported a second vaccine dose at the time of data analysis. Of these, 6244 individuals (94.8%) were still pregnant, while 288 […]

“SMFM applauds the FDA’s recent decision, which will allow pregnant and lactating people to access the COVID-19 vaccine. It is expected that this decision will impact pregnant and lactating healthcare workers beginning as early as next week. In addition to affording significant individual-level protections, keeping health care workers safe enables them to continue to provide […]

In this exploratory analysis of a convenience sample, receipt of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine was immunogenic in pregnant women, and vaccine-elicited Pregnant women with symptomatic COVID-19 have a higher risk of intensive care unit admission, mechanical ventilation, and death compared with other women in their reproductive years. Increases in preterm birth and stillbirth also have […]

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), the two leading organizations representing specialists in obstetric care, recommend that all pregnant individuals be vaccinated against COVID-19. The organizations’ recommendations in support of vaccination during pregnancy reflect evidence demonstrating the safe use of the COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy from […]

If you’re currently expecting or thinking about getting pregnant soon, you may be wondering if you should get a COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s what to know about the COVID-19 vaccines if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding.

What To Expect Project founder and What to Expect creator Heidi Murkoff sat down with Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of CDC to answer your top questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. The two discuss everything from why the COVID-19 vaccine is safe for pregnant women to the risks of not getting vaccinated. Dr. Walensky also explains […]

There is currently no evidence that antibodies made following COVID-19 vaccination or that vaccine ingredients would cause any problems with becoming pregnant now or in the future. In a recent in vitro fertilization study, researchers compared pregnancy success rates among three groups of women. Research Studies of Fertility in Healthy Males – Currently no evidence shows […]

The prevalence of NCDs generally—and obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes in particular—has had profound implications for how countries have fared in the pandemic. Unlike general health burdens, higher NCD burdens—or high numbers of death and disability from NCDs, as measured in disability-adjusted life years or DALYs—have also corresponded in certain countries with higher rates […]