Let's talk about COVID-19 infection and vaccination in pregnancy. There's a lot of misinformation around about COVID-19 and vaccination in general. Australia is at a junction where the only way out of lockdowns and hard State borders is through widespread vaccination.
All pregnant women are currently eligible for the Pfizer vaccine and there are sound reasons why obstetric and midwifery leaders recommend vaccination.
In this video I cover:
00:46 COVID-19 disease in pregnancy - what is the evidence of harm?
02:59 Does vaccination improve outcomes for pregnant women?
03:40 What's the safety information available for the vaccine in pregnancy? How many women have received it? Does it cause infertility, miscarriage, or long-term harm for the baby?
04:16 Was the vaccine rushed and what are the implications of this?
06:33 Making the choice.
Dr Danny Tucker MBBS MRCOG FRANZCOG is an Australian obstetrician and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
More links from Dr. Tucker:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourmotherhood.ig
https://www.instagram.com/ourmotherhood.ig
More information about COVID-19 and pregnancy from trustworthy sites here:
COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy
https://ourmotherhood.com/blog/covid-19
COVID-19 vaccination decision guide for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning pregnancy (PDF)
https://bit.ly/3jwLaQu
What are mRNA vaccines?
https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/video/video-covid-mrna-vaccine
Pregnancies, periods and COVID-19 vaccines: what you need to know
https://bit.ly/3CvpcGi
Delta variant and pregnancy
https://bit.ly/3lBWWvw
BMJ living systematic review
https://bit.ly/2VrIZWs