BLOGS ON COVID-19 VACCINES AND PREGNANCY
Status of COVID-19 Vaccination, Pregnancy, and COVID-19-Related Pregnancy Complications
Note: The Pregistry website includes expert reports on more than 2000 medications, 300 diseases, and 150 common exposures during pregnancy and lactation...
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No Link Between COVID-19 Vaccine and Preterm Birth
The list of studies showing that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy continues to grow. In this post, we’ll discuss a study released by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
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The Pregnancy Booster Dilemma Part 2: How to Decide About the Next Dose
In part 1 of this series, we explored passive immunity more deeply than we have done in the past. We did this, so that we could now take a deep dive into the issue of a fourth dose of vaccine against SARS-CoV2 (the virus that causes COVID-19)...
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Recent Vaccine Advisor Meeting: Relevance for Pregnancy
On January 26, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee met to discuss current issues related to immunization against SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID-19...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Timing: What’s the Optimal Point in Pregnancy for Passively Immunizing Your Fetus with Maternal IgG?
Here on The Pulse, we have devoted a good amount of time discussing passive immunity. In the context of pregnancy and neonatology, passive immunity is the phenomenon in which the perinate —the fetus prior to birth, the neonate after birth— receives protection against disease-causing agents by way of maternal antibodies...
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The COVID-19 Vaccine Doesn’t Cause Infertility
Possible links between the COVID-19 vaccine and preterm birth, menstrual disruptions , and increased risk of miscarriage have been evaluated here on The Pulse. Today, I’m back with another adverse effect to rule out: infertility.
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Confirmed: COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Protects the Newborn
A recent study published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) proves what we have all suspected, and have been discussing here on The Pulse, since COVID-19 vaccines became available about a year and a half ago.
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