Saint Mary's Health Care System issued the following announcement on Sept. 9.
It is the position of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that ALL pregnant women, regardless of gestational age, should receive the COVID-19 Vaccine. The benefit of vaccination in decreased maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality far outweighs the tiny risk of serious side effects from receiving the vaccine.
Babies born to mothers who contract the COVID-19 virus have increased rates of hypoxic brain injury (lack of oxygen to the brain), sepsis (blood infection), Necrotizing Entercolitis (NEC, which destroys the walls of the intestines), and bleeding in the brain. All of these conditions threaten the life of the baby and can lead to major disability.
Pregnant women with COVID-19 infection have higher rates of pre-eclampsia, gestational hypertension, and admissions for infections requiring care in the ICU. These women also have a 22 times greater risk of dying during their pregnancy when compared to women not infected with COVID-19 while pregnant.
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Source: Saint Mary's Health Care System
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