Minnesota study provides more evidence of COVID-19 vaccine safety for pregnant women

The report from Bloomington-based HealthPartners and other centers found that COVID-19 vaccines have not caused preterm or small-for-gestational-age births

Jan 05, 20220

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Pregnant women not only avoid severe illness by getting vaccinated, but they also pass high levels of antibodies on to their babies, researchers say. And a new study finds no increased risk of preterm or small-for-gestational-age births among babies delivered by women who received COVID-19 vaccines.

A study of more than 40,000 pregnant women finds no increased risk of preterm or small-for-gestational-age births among babies delivered by women who received COVID-19 vaccines.

The report, which includes data from Bloomington-based HealthPartners, follows a September study from the same research group that found pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19 did not see an increased risk of miscarriages.

The findings should be reassuring to pregnant women, particularly as the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant makes it harder for expectant mothers to avoid the virus through means other than vaccination, said Dr. Elyse Kharbanda, senior author on the study and executive director of research with HealthPartners Institute.

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