There is no link between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and a higher risk of preterm birth or stillbirth, according to a new Ottawa-based study.
, sheds new light on the risks and benefits of COVID-19
Researchers looked at more than 85,000 births between May 1 and Dec. 31, 2021, using the provincial birth registry based out of CHEO. They linked that information to the province’s COVID-19 immunization database. The findings were similar regardless of what stage in the pregnancy the vaccine was given, the number of doses, or which mRNA vaccine was received.
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