COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy lowers risk of cesarean section, hypertension

June 14, 2024

Pregnant women who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 are less likely to have a cesarean section or experience hypertension, according to a study.

A meta-analysis funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre of 67 studies which included more than 1.8m women found that being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 had a protective benefit against infection and hospitalization, while vaccination with at least one dose lowered the risk of adverse pregnancy-related and neonatal outcomes.

Read more at News Medical.

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