May 21, 2021
Pregnant women, especially from ethnic minorities and those who have pre-existing conditions, are at higher risk of experiencing severe Covid-19 symptoms, according to a global study.
Reuters
Pregnant women, particularly those from ethnic minorities, are at increased risk of severe Covid-19, according to a global study.
They are also more likely to be admitted to intensive care or to need invasive ventilation than women of reproductive age who have the virus but are not pregnant.
Pre-existing conditions in pregnant women such as obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes also increase the risks, research by the University of Birmingham in the UK and the World Health Organisation concludes.
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Mothers-to-be who get coronavirus are more than twice as likely to end up in intensive care as infected women who aren t pregnant, a study has found.
University of Birmingham scientists also found pregnant women with Covid were nearly three times more likely to experience a stillbirth, but they were slightly less likely to die with the virus than women who weren t expecting.
The World Health Organization-funded study analysed data from more than 41,000 pregnant women in three dozen countries, including the UK, US and China.
The research may put pressure on the NHS to change its advice, which currently says there s no proof of a higher Covid risk for pregnant women.