Current data from a German-Austrian study speak of an increase in this risk with a peak around the 30th week of pregnancy. According to the figures, the recommended Covid 19 vaccination protects well.
Ulrich Pecks from the University Clinic for Gynecology in Kiel and co-author Peter Oppelt, Head of the University Clinic for Gynecology at Kepler University Hospital Linz, have now published their new evaluation in Deutsches Ärzteblatt. In total, the data of 3,481 women were evaluated. It was about inpatient admissions as a result of Covid-19, the development of pneumonia, necessary ventilation, intensive care, deaths and premature births. Accordingly, the frequency of hospital admissions due to Covid-19 increased by 40 percent between the 22nd and 32nd week of pregnancy. The dominance of omicron infections in the first half of 2022 reduced this risk by about a third compared to the first observation period.
consequences for the unborn
Conclusion of the experts: “Despite all the uncertainty regarding new virus variants and possible further Covid-19 waves in autumn, the time should be used not only to reach women of childbearing age with a vaccination offer, but also to inform them of the risks of infection in of pregnancy with the considerable consequences for the unborn child.”
Source: Nachrichten
