Pregnancy and the Influenza Pandemic

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We're going to talk about a topic that i'm sure has may be played on the minds of a lot of our listeners, and certainly it has with friends of mine. The effect that covered 19 may be having during pregnancy. And that's something that you've been looking at for nature. Listeners, welcome back to corona pod. I'm benjamin thompson, once more in the south london basement. Noah baker's out this week, but i'm john on the line from washington, d c.

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.

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