New Delhi, July 5 The healthcare infrastructure is facing an enormous burden due to the Covid pandemic. Vaccination against the virus will reduce the risk of infection, severity, long-term effect of the infection and transmission to other individuals. In a recent guideline, the government has approved the vaccination for pregnant women.
This is a very progressive step as it will affect 50 million lives in India, say doctors, adding that every individual needs protection from the surging Covid-19 infections, and vaccination seems to be the best and long-term solution. Now all mothers-to-be can be protected from Covid-19. The benefits of vaccinating pregnant women seem to far outweigh any theoretical and remote risk of vaccination.
Sonal Kumta, Senior Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Fortis Hospital Mulund, and Manjiri Mehta, Consultant Gynaecologist & Obstetrician, Hiranandani Hospital Vashi, share a few things that pregnant women must know about vaccination.
THE NEED FOR PREGNANT WOMEN TO BE VACCINATED
First, it is important to note that pregnancy does not increase the risk of Covid-19 infection. Most pregnant women will be asymptomatic or have a mild disease, but their health may deteriorate rapidly and that might affect the foetus. It is also important that they take all precautions to protect themselves from being infected, and that certainly includes vaccination against Covid-19. It is therefore advised that a pregnant woman should take the vaccine.
Covid-19 IMPACT ON PREGNANT WOMEN
Although most
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