Sharing again because important—vaccines in pregnant women are safe & maybe protect the baby. Also, antibody levels in response to vaccine>>infection. Thus, “even if you've had #COVID19, getting the vaccine will lead to a more robust antibody response”. 🙏 npr.org/sections/healt…
2) The 131 participants had been vaccinated with either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine; 84 were pregnant, 31 were lactating, and 16 were nonpregnant 18- to 45-year-old women. The study involved patients and
3) Blood samples were collected at the time of the first and second dose of vaccine, and again after six weeks.
"The levels of antibodies, which is what we're looking for in response to vaccination, were similar between the groups," Gray says.
"The levels of antibodies, which is what we're looking for in response to vaccination, were similar between the groups," Gray says.
4) “Side effects from the vaccinations were mild and similar to those of nonpregnant people, including soreness at the injection site after the first dose and some muscle aches, headache, fever and chills after the second dose, Gray says.
5) “But perhaps the most exciting discovery: Antibodies were also found in umbilical cord blood and breast milk.
"If those antibodies are produced in pregnancy and while breastfeeding, the baby is clearly getting some of that," says Dr. Laura Riley, an OB-GYN.
"If those antibodies are produced in pregnancy and while breastfeeding, the baby is clearly getting some of that," says Dr. Laura Riley, an OB-GYN.
6) “Riley likens the process to that of the flu vaccine: When given during pregnancy, it produces antibodies that cross the placenta and are "protective for the baby for the first several months of life," she says.
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