We’re sharing a statement from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine regarding COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
We recommend that the full statement, attached as a PDF, be consulted, but the general conclusion of the Society is excerpted as follows:
“In general, SMFM strongly recommends that pregnant women have access to COVID-19 vaccines in all phases of future vaccine campaigns, and that she and her healthcare professional engage in shared decision-making regarding her receipt of the vaccine. Counseling should balance available data on vaccine safety, risks to pregnant women from SARS-CoV-2 infection, and a woman’s individual risk for infection and severe disease. As data emerge, counseling will likely shift, as some vaccines may be more suitable for pregnant women. mRNA vaccines, which are likely to be the first vaccines available, do not contain a live virus but rather induce humoral and cellular immune response through the use of viral mRNA. Healthcare professionals should also counsel their patients that the theoretical risk of fetal harm from mRNA vaccines is very low.”
(emphasis by the Foundation.)
More Pregnancy and COVID resources:
COVID-19 Resources for Expectant Families
COVID-19 & Pregnancy: UPDATED Resources for Expectant and New Parents
COVID- 19 and Concerns of People with High-Risk Pregnancies
Tips for new parents of multiples during the COVID pandemic
Using Telehealth For OB Patients During COVID-19
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