of preterm birth in women with a history of spontaneous preterm birth and its safety profile for the

approval, babies — including preterm infants — can receive a single injection to protect against their

harmlessly in the intestinal tracts of up to a third of all adults, is a far bigger cause of preterm

, brain and bone cancers. Meanwhile, the researchers said their findings on preterm births and birth

Babies born to mothers who have recently contracted Covid are four times more likely to die than those who haven’t been infected, a study has found. However, the study by the University of Edinburgh showed that having the vaccine eliminates the risk of death. Academics studied more than 130, 000 pregnant women in Scotland between 1 March 2020 to 31 October 2021. They looked at data on extended perinatal deaths, which is defined as the death of a baby in the womb after 24 weeks of pregnancy, or i

American babies are at far higher risk of dying before their first birthdays than those in almost any other wealthy country.... A big reason for those deaths, more than 21, 000 each year, is that too many are born too soon.... Among those women is Brittany Horsey, who had just received her weekly Makena injection in 2020 when she went into labor later that day — four weeks too soon. She had a similar experience with the drug three years before with her second pregnancy....

Unvaccinated pregnant women account for nearly 20 percent of the most critically ill coronavirus patients requiring lifesaving care in England in recent months, according to the country’s National Health Service. Support our journalism.... Britain began administering the vaccine to pregnant people in April. Advertisement In the United States, hospitals are also encountering a wave of severe illness and death among young, pregnant and unvaccinated people.... 11, after long-awaited studies showe

Pregnant women are being classed as “ clinically at risk ” from coronavirus as new data suggest Covid increases the risk of maternal death. Guidance has been issued to vaccination clinics to ensure pregnant women are moved to the front of the queue and do not have to wait in line for hours for their jab. The change comes after new research from the University of Oxford revealed 17 mothers died of Covid during the most recent delta wave, representing a maternal mortality rate 5.4 per 100, 000 liv

The Covid vaccine does not raise the risk of stillbirth or other complications, a major study has concluded, as experts urged pregnant women to get the jab. Data from more than 355, 000 British women who gave birth between January and August this year show that the stillbirth rate was 3.35 per 1, 000 for vaccinated women and 3.6 per 1, 000 for those unvaccinated. The proportion of babies born with low weight was also similar, with 5.28 per cent born to mothers who had been vaccinated compared to

--Sometimes when she’s feeding her infant daughter, Amanda Harrison is overcome with emotion and has to wipe away tears of gratitude.... She is lucky to be here, holding her baby. Harrison was 29 weeks pregnant and unvaccinated when she got sick with COVID-19 in August.... She was weeks away from giving birth in July when she lost her baby, a boy she and her husband planned to name Jack. Now Harrison and Nipper are sharing their stories in an attempt to persuade pregnant women to get COVID-19