One of the biggest concerns pregnant women have regarding COVID-19 vaccines is the likelihood that this shot could interfere with the baby’s development or even cause a miscarriage. Now an investigation has revealed that this correlation does not exist and that there is no scientific evidence to support it, which is why they recommend vaccination of this group.
It is recommended that pregnant women be vaccinated against COVID-19, as it is a vulnerable group that can present more complications of pregnancy in case of infection
In the study, which has been published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the proportion of pregnant women who had a miscarriage during the first trimester of pregnancy and those who were still pregnant at the end of the first trimester were analyzed, all based on the Norwegian national health records.
In total, 13,956 pregnant women were studied, of which 5.5% had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines. Of the total, 4,521 of them suffered spontaneous abortions, which corresponds to a percentage of 5.1% of those who had received any of the immunization doses.
Is it safe to get vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy?
“Our study found no evidence of an increased risk of early pregnancy loss after COVID-19 vaccination and adds to the findings of other reports supporting COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy,” says Deshayne Fell, MD, co-author of the research belonging to the Research Institute of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (Canada).
These results indicate that it is safe to be vaccinated during the first trimester of pregnancy with the doses from Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca, which are the ones being administered in Norway and the ones analyzed in this study. In addition, the evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective even during pregnancy is reinforced.
The authors also emphasize that it is important for pregnant women to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, since they are a group that, if infected with SARS-CoV-2, are at greater risk of requiring hospitalization and presenting complications during pregnancy. Babies of mothers with COVID-19 are more likely to be born prematurely.
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