Coronavirus: The vaccine is safe before and during pregnancy, studies confirm

Two new scientific studies in internationally renowned scientific journals come to confirm that coronavirus vaccines do not increase the risk of miscarriage.

The first study by Norwegian scientists, published in the American Medical Journal "New England of Medicine", studied nearly 18.500 pregnant women, including about 4.500 who had a miscarriage. No correlation was found between vaccines COVID-19 (Moderna, Pfizer / BioNTech and AstraZeneca) and at increased risk of miscarriage during the first trimester of pregnancy.

In fact, women who had a miscarriage were, on average, 9% less likely to have been previously vaccinated against coronavirus.

The researchers concluded that "the study did not find the slightest indication of an increased risk of miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy after vaccination for COVID-19"confirming findings from previous studies supporting vaccination during pregnancy."

The second international study, published in the medical journal The Lancet, looked at 107 women who became pregnant while taking part in clinical trials of AstraZeneca vaccines in Britain, Brazil and South Africa. 72% of women had a regular vaccine, while the rest had a placebo (placebo).

The vaccine was found to have no adverse effect on pregnancy safety. The researchers concluded that "we found no evidence of a link between reduced fertility and vaccination with this vaccine."

The Norwegian researchers in the first study pointed out that "it is important for pregnant women to be vaccinated, because they have a higher risk of hospitalization and complications if they become ill with COVID-19, as well as to give birth prematurely. Vaccination during pregnancy is also likely to protect the baby against infection. COVID-19 in the first months after birth ".