Covid can lead to stillbirth in rare cases: Rotterdam researchers
3 years ago

Covid can lead to stillbirth in rare cases: Rotterdam researchers

NL Times  

In rare cases, a coronavirus infection in pregnant women can threaten the life of their unborn child, gynecologist Sam Schoenmakers of Erasmus MC in Rotterdam said to the Volkskrant. Since July this year, he and his fellow researchers linked at least 13 stillbirths in the Randstad to placenta damaged by the coronavirus. Early this year, Schoenmakers and his colleagues examined the placentas of 36 women who contracted the coronavirus during the first wave. Since July this year, the researchers linked all 13 examined stillbirths to corona-damaged placentas.

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Covid infection through womb caused brain damage in two infants: Study
1 year, 8 months ago

Covid infection through womb caused brain damage in two infants: Study

Hindustan Times  

Researchers have found that Covid-19 infection can also break into placenta and infect foetuses, causing brain damage to the newborns. The University of Miami study has recently confirmed two cases where babies born to young mothers, who were tested positive to coronavirus' Delta variant in 2020, suffered seizures leading to significant development delays. Doctors earlier suggested possibilities of infection from …

Covid infection could damage foetuses of pregnant women, claims a study
1 year, 10 months ago

Covid infection could damage foetuses of pregnant women, claims a study

India TV News  

Foetuses and placentas of pregnant women, especially those infected with COVID-19 at earlier points in the pandemic, were found to bear a greater risk of experiencing growth impairment or vascular lesions in organs and brain, according to a new research. Using prenatal magnetic resonance imaging, a group of Medical University of Vienna, Austria, researchers examined the placentas and foetuses of …

Pregnant women infected with Covid have 7 times higher risk of dying: Study
1 year, 11 months ago

Pregnant women infected with Covid have 7 times higher risk of dying: Study

Hindustan Times  

Pregnant women are more likely to die if they catch Covid-19 as compared with pregnant individuals who are not infected, researchers, whose findings were published Monday in the journal BMJ Global Health, claimed. The study on more than 13,000 pregnant women from 12 countries found that along with the increased risk of dying, Covid during pregnancy also made admission to …

Covid-19 can be dangerous in pregnancy, here's how
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 can be dangerous in pregnancy, here's how

India TV News  

Pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, had double the risk of being admitted to the intensive care unit, according to a study. The study, published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal, showed that pregnant women with Covid also had four-times the risk of dying in-hospital than those who did not have the infectious disease. The study, examined …

Pregnant women most hit by COVID-19 in Vizag
2 years, 5 months ago

Pregnant women most hit by COVID-19 in Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: More than 50 per cent of the patients hospitalised due to Covid-19 here are pregnant women as their immunity level is low," sources at King George Hospital said. Covid-19 is spreading rapidly now, but people treat it as viral fever.” Dr Shantilatha, gynaecologist from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, said pregnant women were usually exposed to Covid-19 as their physical …

Blood test may indicate higher risk pregnancies in patients with covid-19: Study
2 years, 9 months ago

Blood test may indicate higher risk pregnancies in patients with covid-19: Study

Hindustan Times  

A small preliminary study from Northwestern Medicine has shown that a blood test may identify the risk of stillbirth and placentitis in pregnant individuals who have had covid-19. Blood test may indicate higher risk pregnancies in patients with covid-19: Study The finding published in the journal PLACENTA illuminates a link between placentitis and the circulating SARS-CoV-2 virus. "We're laying the …

Covid-19 transmission from infected woman to her newborn rare, study finds
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 transmission from infected woman to her newborn rare, study finds

India Today  

The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, can be transmitted from a woman to her baby before, during and after childbirth, a study published in a medical journal, The BMJ, said. The study also provides important insights into whether maternal characteristics or factors associated with labour, delivery, or breastfeeding increased the risk of babies becoming infected. These include maternal respiratory secretions, …

Transmission of COVID-19 infection from mother to baby rare: BMJ study
2 years, 9 months ago

Transmission of COVID-19 infection from mother to baby rare: BMJ study

Deccan Chronicle  

London: The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, can be transmitted from mother to baby before, during and after childbirth, but such occurrences are rare, according to a study published in The BMJ. The researchers found that less than two per cent of babies born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection also test positive for the virus. Overall, 1.8 per cent of …

COVID-19 arrival date in Europe pushed back
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 arrival date in Europe pushed back

China Daily  

People walk along a pedestrian zone in Oslo on Feb 2, 2022 as the gastronomy reopens for guests. Antibodies found in Norwegian blood samples from as far back as Dec 2019 New findings by scientists in Norway suggest COVID-19 could have been circulating in Europe before the first case was detected. Researchers looked at blood samples taken from pregnant women …

Covid vaccination during pregnancy helps protect babies after birth: Study
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid vaccination during pregnancy helps protect babies after birth: Study

India Today  

Vaccinating pregnant women against the coronavirus may help prevent COVID-19 hospitalizations in infants after they are born, especially if the expecting mothers got the shots later in their pregnancy, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. It found that COVID-19 vaccines were 61% effective overall at preventing hospitalizations in children whose mothers were vaccinated during pregnancy. Pregnant women are at increased risk …

Elevated risk of placenta damage, stillbirths in Covid-infected pregnant women
2 years, 10 months ago

Elevated risk of placenta damage, stillbirths in Covid-infected pregnant women

India Today  

New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected women. The study bolsters evidence from small case reports and it confirms that placenta damage rather than an infection of the fetus is the likely cause of many Covid-19-related stillbirths, said Dr. Jeffery Goldstein, a pathologist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. …

How placenta blocks COVID-19 transmission to babies during pregnancy
2 years, 10 months ago

How placenta blocks COVID-19 transmission to babies during pregnancy

India TV News  

While Covid-19 disease significantly impacts many pregnant women, the rates of transmission from mother to baby in pregnancy are very low. A new study from Boston University School of Medicine has demonstrated that ACE-2, the receptor that allows SARS-CoV-2 to enter cells, is found in lower levels in the placentas of women with Covid-19 in pregnancy compared to women with …

‘Covid associated with birth-related problems among unvaccinated pregnant women’
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Covid associated with birth-related problems among unvaccinated pregnant women’

Live Mint  

Women who have COVID-19 towards the end of their pregnancy are vulnerable to birth-related complications, suggests the findings of a recent study. Since the start of Scotland's vaccination programme, a total of 4,950 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed during pregnancy, with 77 per cent of these cases in unvaccinated women. Some 12 per cent of COVID-19 cases were in …

COVID and Pregnancy: What are the risks? How can virus impact the to-be-born
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID and Pregnancy: What are the risks? How can virus impact the to-be-born

India TV News  

A new study has found that pregnant women should get vaccinated to minimize the detrimental health effects COVID-19 has on the placenta, the foetus, and the newborn. While pregnant women are at higher risk of severe illness, the virus can also trigger inflammatory and vascular responses in the placenta during critical periods of foetal development in symptomatic and asymptomatic cases. …

Pregnancy in times of Covid-19: Top myths busted
2 years, 11 months ago

Pregnancy in times of Covid-19: Top myths busted

Hindustan Times  

Planning a baby in the middle of a raging pandemic can have its own challenges but with proper guidance and support from your gyneacologist one can stay fit and avoid complications. Pregnancy myths busted While some may feel pregnancy could actually protect them from a Covid-19 infection, others are of the view that their pregnancy may be riddled with complications …

Research finds COVID19 may cause foetal inflammation even without placental infection
2 years, 11 months ago

Research finds COVID19 may cause foetal inflammation even without placental infection

Deccan Chronicle  

Detroit: According to a new study, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may cause fetal inflammation even in the absence of placental infection. The study reported that COVID-19 infection during pregnancy may cause inflammatory immune responses in the foetus, even if the virus does not infect the placenta. The study, conducted by Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, PhD, associate professor of the WSU …

Can Covid-19 cause miscarriage? Expert answers
2 years, 11 months ago

Can Covid-19 cause miscarriage? Expert answers

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 can cause a number of complications in pregnant women and early miscarriage could be one of them, according to an expert. A report published in scientific journal PLOS One says that Covid could cause placental inflammation which may result in fetal growth retardation and induce abortion. An article published in reputed medical journal The Lancet also discusses the indirect …

Omicron: Know about Covid-19 third wave's effect on children, pregnant women
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron: Know about Covid-19 third wave's effect on children, pregnant women

Hindustan Times  

According to the World Health Organisation, pregnant women do not seem to be at higher risk of getting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 but studies point at an increased risk of developing severe Covid-19 if the pregnant women are infected. This has been associated with an increased likelihood of preterm birth and has whipped up a series of question …

Nearly 1,000 pregnant Covid-19 patients hospitalized since start of pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

Nearly 1,000 pregnant Covid-19 patients hospitalized since start of pandemic

NL Times  

Nearly 1,000 pregnant women with Covid-19 ended up in hospital since the beginning of the pandemic, figures from the Dutch Association for Obstetrics and Gynecology showed, according to NU.nl. Around 56 percent of the 958 pregnant Covid-19 patients were not directly because of the virus but due to other issues such as premature membrane rupture. Of the 68 pregnant Covid-19 …

‘Your baby won’t be affected by Covid’, couple told before three-month-old son dies from virus
3 years ago

‘Your baby won’t be affected by Covid’, couple told before three-month-old son dies from virus

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Children under the age of five are not …

Concern at rising number of pregnant women in ICU with Covid-19
3 years ago

Concern at rising number of pregnant women in ICU with Covid-19

Dutch News  

Pregnant women have been urged to get themselves vaccinated against coronavirus amid concerns that they are especially vulnerable to the Delta variant. ‘Women are waking up after three weeks on a ventilator with a flat stomach,’ he said ‘The majority of them are extremely distressed, so much so that we have to call in a psychiatrist. It’s absolutely terrible.’ Babies …

Concern at rising number of pregnant women in ICU with Covid-19
3 years ago

Concern at rising number of pregnant women in ICU with Covid-19

Dutch News  

Pregnant women have been urged to get themselves vaccinated against coronavirus amid concerns that they are especially vulnerable to the Delta variant. ‘Women are waking up after three weeks on a ventilator with a flat stomach,’ he said ‘The majority of them are extremely distressed, so much so that we have to call in a psychiatrist. It’s absolutely terrible.’ Babies …

More unvaccinated pregnant women in ICU with Covid
3 years ago

More unvaccinated pregnant women in ICU with Covid

NL Times  

Hospitals throughout the Netherlands are noticing an increase in the number of unvaccinated pregnant women who need intensive care because of a coronavirus infection. Gynecologists are very concerned about this and urge pregnant women to get vaccinated, Nieuwsuur reports. Christianne de Groot, gynecologist and a board member of the NVOG, told Nieuwsuur that she regularly deals with pregnant women who …

Family's plea after unjabbed mother, 37, dies of Covid in hospital weeks after getting birth to baby
3 years, 1 month ago

Family's plea after unjabbed mother, 37, dies of Covid in hospital weeks after getting birth to baby

Daily Mail  

The family of an unvaccinated mother-of-five who died of Covid in hospital after giving birth to her baby daughter she never got to hold have issued an urgent plea to 'get the jab'. The family of Saiqa Parveen, a mother-of-five who died of Covid in hospital after giving birth to her daughter she never got to hold have issued an …

COVID-19 and pregnancy: Women regret not getting the vaccine
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 and pregnancy: Women regret not getting the vaccine

Associated Press  

PHENIX CITY, Ala. — Sometimes when she’s feeding her infant daughter, Amanda Harrison is overcome with emotion and has to wipe away tears of gratitude. Harrison said she will “nicely argue to the bitter end” that pregnant women get vaccinated “because it could literally save your life.” Since the pandemic began, health officials have reported more than 125,000 cases and …

CDC to pregnant women: Get vaccinated against Covid-19
3 years, 2 months ago

CDC to pregnant women: Get vaccinated against Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an urgent recommendation Wednesday for pregnant women and those who have recently given birth to get vaccinated against coronavirus. “As of September 27, 2021, more than 125,000 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in pregnant people, including more than 22,000 hospitalized cases and 161 deaths,” it added. “Data from …

Covid-19 may lead to pre-term delivery, hypertensive disorders in pregnant women: ICMR Study
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 may lead to pre-term delivery, hypertensive disorders in pregnant women: ICMR Study

India Today  

The novel coronavirus may infect a higher proportion of pregnant women and they can develop moderate-to-severe diseases, an ICMR study has said, underlining the need for them to seek immediate medical attention. Therefore, pregnant women with Covid-19 need immediate medical attention from the healthcare system in India,” said the study. There were a total of 34 deaths reported among pregnant …

Covid-19 can damage placenta in pregnant women
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 can damage placenta in pregnant women

NL Times  

Covid-19 damaged the placenta in a number of pre-term births in the Netherlands during the first and second wave of coronavirus infections, researchers at Erasmus MC and LUMC found. Worryingly, pregnant women don't notice that their placenta is affected, and it is impossible to detect on the ultrasound, while it could put the unborn child at serious risk. "It is …

Less than 25% of pregnant women are vaccinated, hospitals report a surge of cases among them
3 years, 3 months ago

Less than 25% of pregnant women are vaccinated, hospitals report a surge of cases among them

Daily Mail  

Pregnant women are one of the least vaccinated groups in America and now are suffering a surge in Covid hospitalizations. COVID-19 hospitalizations among pregnant women are beginning to surge as the virus strikes one of the least vaccinated groups in America Only 23% of pregnant women are vaccinated, with black women in particular having a low vaccination rate under 12% …

New Study Reveals Yet Another Benefit Of COVID Vaccines For Pregnant Women
3 years, 4 months ago

New Study Reveals Yet Another Benefit Of COVID Vaccines For Pregnant Women

Huff Post  

Westend61 via Getty Images A new study suggests breastfeeding may pass along COVID-19 antibodies to babies. The breast milk of women who’ve been vaccinated with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines contains a significant supply of antibodies that may help keep babies safe, a new study says. Although there are still many questions about how much protection those antibodies offer infants — and …

No evidence Covid vaccines can raise the risk of miscarriage or affect fertility, drug watchdog says
3 years, 4 months ago

No evidence Covid vaccines can raise the risk of miscarriage or affect fertility, drug watchdog says

Daily Mail  

Around 55,000 pregnant women in the UK have been vaccinated There are also no signals that the jabs affect people's ability to have children There is no evidence so far to indicate Covid vaccines affect fertility or the ability to have children, according to the UK's medical regulator. It said the numbers of reports of miscarriages and stillbirth are 'low …

Sharp rise in pregnant women contracting the coronavirus prompts new warnings
3 years, 4 months ago

Sharp rise in pregnant women contracting the coronavirus prompts new warnings

LA Times  

A nurse uses a nasal swab to conduct a coronavirus test on a woman who is 31 weeks pregnant in July 2020. Los Angeles County reported 81 cases of coronavirus infections among pregnant women for the week that ended July 25, triple the rate from the last full week of June. And at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, doctors are …

Women who contract COVID-19 while pregnant can increase the risk of a premature birth
3 years, 4 months ago

Women who contract COVID-19 while pregnant can increase the risk of a premature birth

Daily Mail  

Contracting COVID-19 while pregnant can increase a woman's risk of giving birth prematurely, a new study finds. After adjusting for race, age and other factors, the research team found that women who had COVID-19 were more likely to give birth prematurely. Researchers also found 1.4 preterm births among women from the Covid group for every one in the control group …

Pregnant women urged to get vaccinated against Covid-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Pregnant women urged to get vaccinated against Covid-19

NL Times  

Pregnant women who haven't been vaccinated against Covid-19 are urgently advised to get the shot. Last week, UMC Utrecht alone had four pregnant women in ICU. The American CDC, their version of public health institute RIVM, on Wednesday issued a warning that unvaccinated pregnant women are at greater risk of becoming seriously ill from a coronavirus infection. The CDC advised …

Women who give birth while infected with COVID-19 are 10 TIMES more likely to die
3 years, 4 months ago

Women who give birth while infected with COVID-19 are 10 TIMES more likely to die

Daily Mail  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is strengthening its recommendations and urging pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The updated recommendations come after a study found that pregnant women who go into labor while infected with COVID-19 are at greater risk of severe complications and death than those without the virus. Pictured: A pregnant woman waits in a …

CDC urges vaccination as an alarming number of pregnant women fall ill with COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

CDC urges vaccination as an alarming number of pregnant women fall ill with COVID-19

LA Times  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women on Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as a number of hospitals see high numbers of unvaccinated mothers-to-be seriously ill with the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday urged all pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in hot spots around the U.S. …

Delta variant may be more dangerous to pregnant women
3 years, 4 months ago

Delta variant may be more dangerous to pregnant women

NL Times  

The Delta variant of the coronavirus seems to be more dangerous to pregnant women, Kitty Bloemenkamp, professor of obstetrics at UMC Utrecht, said to newspaper AD. During the first wave, 24 percent of pregnant women hospitalized in the UK needed intensive care. The Covid-19 vaccination rate among pregnant women is not known, but gynecologists and obstetricians previously raised concerns about …

Some pregnant women yet to take up COVID-19 vaccine despite change in health advice
3 years, 4 months ago

Some pregnant women yet to take up COVID-19 vaccine despite change in health advice

ABC  

Perth resident Danielle Barbosa is about 20 weeks into her pregnancy and while many tasks remain on the "to-do" list, booking her COVID-19 vaccination is not one of them. Global study prompts advice change In early June, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists — as well as the vaccine advisory group ATAGI — released advice …

Number of pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid has jumped SEVEN-FOLD since May
3 years, 4 months ago

Number of pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid has jumped SEVEN-FOLD since May

Daily Mail  

Being pregnant in the middle of a global pandemic never worried Stacey Knights much. A University of Oxford analysis of hospital figures showed the number of pregnant women admitted with Covid has jumped seven-fold since May – from 28 per week to 200 ‘In countries such as the US and Israel, pregnant women were allowed to choose to have the …

What you need to know about the Delta variant if you’re pregnant
3 years, 4 months ago

What you need to know about the Delta variant if you’re pregnant

CNN  

CNN — The Delta variant of Covid-19 is dominating cases worldwide, and health officials in some countries are sounding alarm over its impact on pregnant women. The World Health Organization has also previously said that infected, pregnant women face an increased risk of developing severe Covid-19 compared with non-pregnant women of a similar age. The latest data gathered by the …

Pregnant women now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination; know about risks, precautions, Centre's guidelines
3 years, 5 months ago

Pregnant women now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination; know about risks, precautions, Centre's guidelines

Firstpost  

In the guideline titled ‘Operational Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccination of Pregnant Women’, the Centre said that COVID-19 vaccine may be given to pregnant women if no contraindications exist The Centre on Friday issued guidelines for the vaccination of pregnant women against coronavirus, and instructed healthcare professionals to ensure that the women are informed about benefits, risks, and the likely side-effects …

Now, pregnant women too can get Covid-19 vaccine
3 years, 5 months ago

Now, pregnant women too can get Covid-19 vaccine

India TV News  

The Union Health Ministry on Friday accepted the recommendations of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation and approved the vaccination of pregnant women against Covid-19. Health Ministry further added, "The operational Guideline for vaccinating pregnant women, Counselling Kit for Medical Officers and FLWs, and IEC material for the public has been shared with States/UTs for its implementation." Studies have …

Covid-19 Cases Among Pregnant Women, New Mothers Doubled in Second Wave, Finds ICMR Study
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 Cases Among Pregnant Women, New Mothers Doubled in Second Wave, Finds ICMR Study

News 18  

A comparative study of two Covid-19 waves in India showed that the symptomatic cases of Covid-19 were significantly higher at 28.7 percent among pregnant and post-partum women during the second wave against 14.2 percent in the first wave. The fatality rate among pregnant women was higher at 5.7 percent in the second wave, as compared to 0.7 percent in the …

Need to Prioritise Pregnant Women for Covid-19 Vaccination: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Need to Prioritise Pregnant Women for Covid-19 Vaccination: Report

News 18  

Amid rising deaths of pregnant women due to Covid-19, a report has made a strong case for their vaccination on a priority basis. For Covid not to further aggravate the already heavy burden of maternal and under five mortality, there is a strong case for inclusion of pregnant women as a high priority group for vaccination, a report prepared by …

COVID19 vaccines are safe in pregnancy, does not damage placenta: Study
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID19 vaccines are safe in pregnancy, does not damage placenta: Study

India TV News  

Covid-19 vaccines are safe in pregnancy and cause no injury to placenta, say researchers, dispelling vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women. The team collected placentas from 84 vaccinated patients and 116 unvaccinated patients who delivered at Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago and pathologically examined the placentas whole and microscopically following birth. The scientists also looked for abnormal blood flow between the …

Pregnant women with COVID 20 times more likely to die and infants may have to be in NICUs longer
3 years, 8 months ago

Pregnant women with COVID 20 times more likely to die and infants may have to be in NICUs longer

Daily Mail  

Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 face much higher risks of severe and deadly complications during childbirth, a new study suggests. A new study found pregnant women with COVID-19 were five times more likely to be admitted to ICUs and 22 times more likely to die than pregnant women who didn't have the disease Fever and shortness of breath were linked …

Pregnancy increases risk of COVID-19 complications for women and their babies
3 years, 8 months ago

Pregnancy increases risk of COVID-19 complications for women and their babies

LA Times  

A study of more than 2,000 pregnant women from dozens of hospitals around the world has found that those with COVID-19 saw a significantly higher risk of death and of complications for themselves or their newborns. For pregnant women with coronavirus infections that did not cause COVID-19 symptoms, the picture was not nearly as grim: They had a 24% higher …

New data reassuring for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy
3 years, 8 months ago

New data reassuring for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy

Associated Press  

One of the largest reports on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy bolsters evidence that it is safe although the authors say more comprehensive research is needed. That group has said previously that COVID-19 vaccination should be available to pregnant women and to those who are breastfeeding, and many pregnant U.S. women have chosen to be vaccinated. “They know the potential complications …

Covid-19 vaccinations of pregnant mothers also protect newborns, studies suggest
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 vaccinations of pregnant mothers also protect newborns, studies suggest

Live Mint  

Pregnant women who get the coronavirus vaccine pass their antibodies on to their newborns, recent studies suggest, a promising sign that babies can acquire from their mothers some protection against Covid-19. The companies are now enrolling around 4,000 pregnant women into the trial, which will also look at the vaccine’s safety in infants and whether antibodies can get transferred over …

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