Is COVID-19 dangerous while pregnant?

Everyone who is pregnant always hope for a healthy outcome, which is not always what happens at the end. “It’s important for everyone to be aware that up to 20% of recognised pregnancies - one in five - end in a miscarriage, even if the person who is pregnant is fit and well,” explains Laura. There are several reports of women suffering a miscarriage in their first trimester, just after catching COVID-19. However, while this is concerning, COVID-19 and miscarriage are both common, therefore they may occur together by chance alone.

A review of recent studies showed that there is no increased risk of pregnancy loss in the first trimester in women with COVID-19, compared with those without. However, this changes later on in pregnancy. A large UK study of hospital data found that having COVID near the time of birth increased the chances of the mother having problems with their blood pressure, giving birth early, needing a cesarean birth, and of their baby needing some neonatal (newborn) care.

“While the risk of the tragedy of stillbirth remains low - less than 1 in 100 births - catching COVID near your due date increases the risk of stillbirth above the background risk - which tragically is 3 to 4 births out of 1000 for pregnant women who are COVID-negative population,” cautions Laura.

Also, we also know that women from certain minority ethnic group backgrounds – such as Black or Asian women - are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 infection when not pregnant; and the chances of contracting severe COVID in pregnancy and having these complications follow this same trend.

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