Pregnant women at risk of death if they get infected with Covid-19

The findings reinforce the need for global efforts to minimise these infection risks during pregnancy through targeted vaccination campaigns and other protective measures. — Filepic

Covid-19 infection at any time during pregnancy boosts the mother’s risk of death and is associated with serious illness in both mothers and their newborns, finds a pooled data analysis of international evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

The findings reinforce the need for global efforts to minimise these infection risks during pregnancy through targeted vaccination campaigns and other protective measures, say the researchers.