Data is a little bit like, weird on this question, because the best data we have are from pregnant people who wound up in the hospital for any reason. So it's not quite clear if somebody had a mild infection and never was tested because they never went near a doctor. And our people who are pregnant may be more vulnerable in general. We just don't know that at the moment yet.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been many open questions about how COVID-19 could impact pregnant people and their babies – confounded by a lack of data.
But now, studies are finally starting to provide some answers. While it does seem that pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation, babies appear to be spared from severe illness in most cases.
In this week’s Coronapod we talk about these findings, and the questions that remain – including whether vaccines are safe to give to pregnant people.
News: Pregnancy and COVID: what the data say
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