COVID VACCINE: PREGNANCY AND PLACENTA | Is the COVID Vaccine Safe in Pregnancy?
Dr. Natalie Crawford, board certified OBGYN and REI, discussed the COVID vaccine in pregnancy and placental changes. Does the COVID vaccine cause sterilization? Does the COVID vaccine attack the placenta? Does the COVID vaccine cause an increase in miscarriage or stillbirth? Is the COVID vaccine safe if breastfeeding? Is the COVID vaccine safe in pregnancy?
*up to date as of May 17, 2021
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Study reviewed:
Shanes ED, Otero S, Mithal LB, Mupanomunda CA, Miller ES, Goldstein JA. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Vaccination in Pregnancy: Measures of Immunity and Placental Histopathology. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 May 11.
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Other studies discussed:
Mithal LB, Otero S, Shanes ED, Goldstein JA, Miller ES. Cord blood antibodies following maternal COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021.
Gray KJ, et al. COVID-19 vaccine response in pregnant and lactating women: a cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Mar 24:S0002-9378(21)00187-3.
Perl SH, Uzan-Yulzari A, Klainer H, et al. SARS-CoV-2–Specific Antibodies in Breast Milk After COVID-19 Vaccination of Breastfeeding Women. JAMA. 2021;325(19):2013–2014.
Schwartz DA, Baldewijns M, Benachi A, Bugatti M, Collins RRJ, De Luca D, et al. Chronic histiocytic intervillositis with trophoblast necrosis is a risk factor associated with placental infection from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and intrauterine maternal-fetal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in live-born and stillborn infants. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2020;145:517–28. doi: 10. 5858/arpa.2020-0771-SA
U, Lu-Culligan A, et al. SARS-CoV-2 infection of the placenta. J Clin Invest. 2020 Sep 1;130(9):4947-4953. doi: 10.1172/JCI139569. PMID: 32573498; PMCID: PMC7456249. Shimabukuro TT, et al. Findings of mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine Safety in Pregnant Persons. NEJM. April 21, 2021.
Villar J, Ariff S, Gunier RB, et al. Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection: The INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study. JAMA Pediatr. Published online April 22, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1050
Perl SH, Uzan-Yulzari A, Klainer H, et al. SARS-CoV-2–Specific Antibodies in Breast Milk After COVID-19 Vaccination of Breastfeeding Women. JAMA. 2021;325(19):2013–2014. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.5782