The COVID-19 pandemic has caused serious problems in many issues , especially in health, around the world. The virus, which changed all systems and the usual daily life of people, especially affected the elderly and people with the disease. In the researches carried out, it was determined that the virus also caused health problems on pregnant women, and even affected unborn children .
According to the latest study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it was found that pregnant women who were hospitalized for delivery and who were positive for COVID-19 had a higher risk of stillbirth than those who were not positive .
Pregnant women also need to be vaccinated
Of 1.2 million births in 736 hospitals in the country during the period March 2020-September 2021, COVID-19 It was determined that the stillbirth rate , which was 1 in 155 in pregnant women who were not infected with the -19 virus, increased to 1 in 80 in pregnant women who were COVID-19 positive. It was reported that the rate of stillbirth increased in women who were infected with the virus, had various diseases, and were referred to the hospital or intensive care unit.
Carla DeSisto, official of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stated that in her evaluation of the research results, it is seen how important it is for women who will give birth to be vaccinated . There is a misconception around the world that pregnant women should not be vaccinated.
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