Article 5Z28W Covid vaccines safe for pregnant women and cut stillbirth risk, says review

Covid vaccines safe for pregnant women and cut stillbirth risk, says review

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Ian Sample Science editor
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Chance of stillbirth reduced by 15%, researchers find, after examining studies and trials that enrolled 117,552 women

Doctors have stressed the importance of Covid vaccinations for pregnant women after a major review found the shots were not only safe, but reduced the risk of stillbirth by 15%.

Researchers at St George's, University of London, and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists analysed 23 published studies and trials that enrolled 117,552 pregnant women vaccinated against Covid, to assess the safety of the shots.

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