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‘It wasn’t an easy decision’: New mom shares personal story of getting vaccinated Dr. Leslie Kim was 36 weeks pregnant when she was fully vaccinated. She is sharing her personal story to inform others. Author: Lindsey Mills Updated: 6:14 PM EST March 8, 2021 Eleven days ago, a little baby girl named, Emma, made Dr. Leslie Kim, a mom. “We’re really excited to have her,” Dr. Kim said. Kim is a plastic surgeon at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Her husband is also a physician. She said being pregnant in a pandemic was both “exciting�...

Here’s What Experts Want Pregnant Women to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine Prevention 2/20/2021 Replay Video UP NEXT This article was medically reviewed by Carolyn Swenson, M.D., an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and member of the Prevention Medical Review Board. Since the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines, there’s been confusion around whether or not they’re safe for pregnant women. The reason: Early clinical trials of the vaccine did not include pregnant or breastfeeding women, making it impossible to know for sure if it’s safe for them to be immunized. Reminder...

Sarah Buck Davis and her husband, Brock Davis, had planned to add to their family last year. The Northwest Side couple have a 2-year-old daughter, Sutton, and figured it was a good time to give her a sibling. But the COVID-19 pandemic that began in March, “threw a wrench into that,” Sarah Davis said.  She had just graduated with her master’s degree, and with the economy tanking in the spring, it took longer than expected to find a job as a nurse practitioner. On top of that were the medical concerns of being pregnant during a pandemic. “Having a second kid is not cheap, and I also ha...

Getting the COVID vaccine protects you and others from coronavirus infection and is the biggest step yet toward getting the world back online. Still, because of the newness of the disease and the speed of the vaccine development, there are lots of concerns and theories floating around the web regarding the vaccines' side effects and safety, some of which are more valid than others. One major topic circulating on social media that's been a source of misinformation: A claim that the vaccine causes infertility. (Before we go any further, to set the record straight, doctors and scientists say th...

No, the COVID Vaccine Doesn't Cause Infertility Shape 1/8/2021 Replay Video UP NEXT Getting the COVID vaccine protects you and others from coronavirus infection and is the biggest step yet toward getting the world back online. Still, because of the newness of the disease and the speed of the vaccine development, there are lots of concerns and theories floating around the web regarding the vaccines' side effects and safety, some of which are more valid than others. One major topic circulating on social media that's been a source of misinformation: A claim that the vaccine causes infertilit...