Women who experience code 19 during the last days of pregnancy have a higher risk of serious complications related to childbirth.
This was revealed in a new medical study.
A joint study by the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Strathclyde, St. Andrews Public Health and Victoria University of Wellington found that pregnant women infected with cod 28 days before delivery had premature births, stillbirths and The risk of death is higher after birth.
According to research, this may be more common in women who have not been vaccinated, and therefore the rate of vaccination in this group should be increased.
The study looked at data from all Scottish pregnant women (over 87,000) between December 2020 and October 2021.
The study found that pregnant women had a lower rate of vaccination during this period than other groups.
In October, 32% of women were vaccinated at the time of childbirth.
Since the start of the vaccination program in Scotland, 4,950 pregnant women have been diagnosed with cod, of which 77% have not been vaccinated.
12% of cases occurred in pregnant women using one dose of the vaccine or 14 days after the second dose, while 11% of cases occurred in women who completed the vaccination.
The study also analyzed child mortality data.
The results showed that infants born to mothers who contracted cod 28 days before birth had a mortality rate of 23 per 1,000 live births.
Only babies born to women who did not get vaccinated died.
The study found that women who contracted cod in the last days of pregnancy had a premature birth rate of 17%.
The researchers said it was not possible to say whether Covid-19 was directly involved in the deaths or premature births because they did not have access to detailed clinical records.
Research has shown that non-vaccinated women are more likely to be hospitalized and admitted to the ICU than those who are vaccinated.
"Our data adds to the evidence that vaccination during pregnancy does not increase the risk of complications, but rather that Covid-19 may," the researchers said.
"Vaccines are vital for protecting pregnant women and children and protecting them from life-threatening complications," she said.
The results of the study were published in the medical journal Nature Medicine.
