Covid-19 in pregnancy may “exhaust” the placenta and cause damage to its immune response.
“This is a very small piece of research compared to the evidence we already have, which is that, like any virus, there can be an effect on the placenta and foetus,” she said. “This study looked at 140 pregnant women who had had covid, and only five of them had any placental evidence of minfection - that is equal to about a 3% chance of any noticeable histological placental change, which is a very low chance.
She added: “Of those five, only one showed an increased immune response . The other four showed that the placenta did not mount an immune challenge which is actually a positive as the placenta is an organ designed not to mount such a challenge in order not to reject the ‘foreign’ foetus in the process. So generally, most - i.e. 135 out of 140 - showed no placental change.”
“I think the effects of mild covid on the foetus are not such that should worry pregnant women – particularly those who have received all vaccinations offered. The complications of prematurity have mainly arisen in women with severe symptoms who have needed early delivery in order to improve their own covid symptoms – not because covid itself has caused prematurity.
“Women can protect themselves best by taking up the vaccinations offered and thus avoiding covid infection as far as possible - and continuing to use hand sanitiser, whilst distancing themselves from people who have symptoms. They should contact their midwife or obstetrician if they are concerned they are becoming unwell.”that pregnant people should try to be vigilant about Covid-19, and make sure they are vaccinated and boosted.
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