Covid Vaccination During Pregnancy Doesn't Increase Chances of Premature Births or Small Newborns
US government data published Tuesday says
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy doesn’t increase chances for
premature births or small newborns. The findings echo previous studies
and are in a Centres for Disease Control and Prevention report on 46,000
pregnant women, including 10,000 who received at least one vaccine dose
while pregnant. Premature birth rates – about 7 per 100 births – were
comparable in both groups, as were rates for small babies, 8 per 100
births.
The data, from December 2020 through late July, suggest there’s no increased risk for women vaccinated early in pregnancy although the authors note that most women included got shots during the second and third trimesters.