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Pregnant women urged to get Covid jab to reduce risk to babies
10.01.2022 - 15:47 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Pregnant women are being urged to get their Covid vaccine after figures show almost all expectant mums admitted to hospital with symptoms had not had the jab.
The Government is now campaigning for pregnant women not to wait to get either their first, second or booster jabs, in a bid to increase uptake.
The advertising campaign will highlight the risks of Covid-19 to mothers and babies, and will include testimonies of pregnant women who have had the vaccine to be broadcast on radio and social media.
According to the Government, medical experts and other institutions, Covid-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women and have no impact on fertility.
The Department of Health and Social Care cited statistics from the UK Obstetric Surveillance System which it said showed 96.3% of pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid-19 symptoms between May and October last year were unvaccinated, reports HullLive.
One third of those whom needed respiratory support.
One in five women who were admitted to hospital with Covid need to have their babies delivered pre-term to help them recover and one in five of their babies need care in the neonatal unit, the Department of Health and Social Care said.
The department says that since April 2021, around 84,000 pregnant women have received one dose and over 80,000 have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Dr Jen Jardine, from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, who is seven months pregnant and has had her Covid-19 booster jab, said: “Both as a doctor and pregnant mother myself, we can now be very confident that the Covid-19 vaccinations provide the best possible protection for you and your unborn child against this virus.
“I would strongly call on all pregnant women like
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