A new study looking at ultrasounds from more than 3,000 women has found that receiving the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant was not associated with any increase in the risk of physical birth defects — a potentially reassuring sign for vaccine hesitant parents-to-be.
, used data from pregnant people who were receiving care between March and November 2021 at a specific medical centre in Chicago. All participants had received an ultrasound at 19-20 weeks in their pregnancy to assess progress of the fetus.
“For example, if the baby’s heart isn’t forming correctly, that could lead to the baby needing major cardiac surgery or long-term medication.” These rates are similar to the average levels in the U.S., where around three to five per cent of births involve a structural birth defect. Researchers acknowledged that they couldn’t search for everything, as the abnormalities that would show up on an ultrasound only include structural birth defects.
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