Pregnant women infected with coronavirus have a higher chance of being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), receiving mechanical ventilation, or dying.
As the COVID-19 vaccine continues to be available, pregnant ladies must look at their medical histories and risk factors to determine if it’s okay to get the shot.
Approximately 4.2 million Americans have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Out of 4.2 million people, many pregnant healthcare workers outweighed the risk of the shot than the risk of contracting with COVID-19. They believed that the risk of experiencing complications from COVID-19 is more than getting a shot. The COVID-19 complications are likely to develop severe illness, be in the ICU, or die. It can also increase the risk of premature/ preterm birth.
There is limited data on how pregnant ladies will respond to the COVID-19 vaccines as pregnant women were not included in the vaccine trial. According to the experts, mRNA vaccines will not pose a risk for people who are pregnant.
According to Dr. Henry Bernstein, a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) committee and pediatrician at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center and mRNA vaccines are quickly broken down and degraded in the body. They are not live vaccines; they don’t enter the cells’ nucleus and do not alter the DNA.
According to Dr. Christian Pettker, pregnancy specialist and professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at Yale, the vaccine is also unlikely to reach and cross the placenta.
Some people have reported mild side effects after receiving the vaccine, such as fatigue and a mild fever. You don’t have to worry about these side-effects as they that the immune system is working,
Pregnant people may consider taking acetaminophen if they experience a mild fever after the shot. They may also have a sore arm or have a little flu-like feeling. It is okay to take acetaminophen (if required) and rest until these side effects wear off in a couple of days.
According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the vaccine doesn’t cause infertility, miscarriage, newborn harm, or harm to pregnant people and shouldn’t be withheld from people who are lactating or pregnant.
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