Posted on Feb 16, 2022
When moms get vaccinated during pregnancy, babies get protection too, study shows
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Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy may also help protect babies after they're born, according to new research published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Babies whose mothers received two shots of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines during pregnancy had a 61% lower risk of being hospitalized with COVID in their first six months of life, the study found.
"The bottom line is that maternal vaccination is a really important way to help protect these young infants," said Dr. Dana Meaney-Delman, chief of the CDC's Infant Outcome Monitoring, Research and Prevention branch. She notes that is particularly important because there's no vaccine authorized for babies under 6 months old.
The researchers looked at data on 379 infants hospitalized for various reasons, including COVID, across 17 states from July 1, 2021 through Jan. 17. The vast majority – 84% – of the babies hospitalized with COVID were born to mothers who had not been vaccinated.
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy may also help protect babies after they're born, according to new research published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Babies whose mothers received two shots of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines during pregnancy had a 61% lower risk of being hospitalized with COVID in their first six months of life, the study found.
"The bottom line is that maternal vaccination is a really important way to help protect these young infants," said Dr. Dana Meaney-Delman, chief of the CDC's Infant Outcome Monitoring, Research and Prevention branch. She notes that is particularly important because there's no vaccine authorized for babies under 6 months old.
The researchers looked at data on 379 infants hospitalized for various reasons, including COVID, across 17 states from July 1, 2021 through Jan. 17. The vast majority – 84% – of the babies hospitalized with COVID were born to mothers who had not been vaccinated.
When moms get vaccinated during pregnancy, babies get protection too, study shows
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Maybe. It's an individual decision. Apparently there have also been a number of miscarriages following the vaccination
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SFC Terry Stinnett
Before COVID, data indicated anywhere from 10 to 15% of pregnancies ended with miscarriage (March of Dimes citation below). Having lived through that experience myself, with my sisters and DILs, over the past 40+ years, it's neither easy to understand nor is it easy to research causes for the medical community. Many times it is before a woman is actually aware she is pregnant, although the entire at home testing for ovulation and pregnancy may be changing that dynamic. There's been no peer reviewed data to document that COVID-19 vaccines, or any other vaccines, have contributed to a change in the rate of miscarriage. What we do know is that among unvaccinated pregnant women there have been tragic tragic situations of stillbirths and often the mom dies as well. And more than a few infants left orphaned after delivery as their mom's succumbed to COVID.
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SFC Terry Stinnett
Miscarriage is when a baby dies in womb before 20 weeks of pregnancy. Learn the signs and symptoms of miscarriage, risk factors for miscarriage and how to cope with loss.
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