COVID-19 increases stillbirths during pregnancy: research - Fox News
But researchers found that for women with COVID-19, about one in 80 deliveries resulted in a stillbirth.
"These findings underscore the importance of COVID-19 prevention strategies, including vaccination before or during pregnancy," said CDC researcher Carla DeSisto and co-authors.There’s no information on how many women had received COVID-19 shots, although the authors noted that the U.S.vaccination rate among pregnant women after the highly contagious delta variant emerged this past summer was just 30%.
Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 were more likely than others to develop severe, even fatal, illness and they also faced increased risks for preterm birth and other complications, the researchers found.Previous studies on stillbirths and COVID-19 had mixed findings, but the new report bolsters concerns among obstetricians and anecdotal data.
Experts also voiced concerns that inconsistent information could confuse expectant women hoping to learn if they should be vaccinated against COVID-19 or not. .
While the risk for a stillbirth is low, anyone who is pregnant shouldn’t underestimate the dangers of COVID-19, said Dr.Joseph Biggio, a specialist in high-risk pregnancies at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, said the study doesn’t prove that COVID-19 causes stillbirths