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We now know babies can be born with COVID-19 antibodies
The first documented case of a baby born with COVID-19 antibodies gives much needed information for expecting parents.
Vaccines may help alleviate symptoms for people with long-COVID
Here’s a round-up of some of the more positive news as we dredge through the final chapters of this pandemic.
What pregnant, breastfeeding, and prospective parents should know about the COVID-19 vaccines
We have every reason to think that getting vaccinated is not only safe for pregnant people or people who may become pregnant, but even more important for them than for people who are otherwise healthy and don’t have underlying conditions.
Pregnant people can—and should—get vaccinated against COVID-19
Doctors and public health experts say it’s actually quite safe for most pregnant folks to be vaccinated, and the rewards outrank the risks.
Pregnant women are at an increased risk of severe COVID-19, but there’s no need to panic
Amongst all women they studied between the ages of 15 and 44, those who were pregnant *and* were showing symptoms of the disease had a 70 percent increased risk of death compared to women of the same age cohort who had no symptoms of the illness.
COVID-19 doesn’t have to jump from mother to newborn
According to new data, the chances of mothers infecting their newborns might not be as high as researchers once thought.
All the conditions we know increase your risk of dying from COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists eight disease factors that almost certainly put an individual at a greater risk of experiencing a dangerous case of COVID-19, and another 12 that possibly put an individual at a greater risk of experiencing severe illness.
How do we know if medicines are safe during pregnancies?
Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine trials have been approved around the world over the past six months. And yet one group of patients—pregnant and lactating mothers—are being left out.
Should pregnant people not drink coffee? The answer is complicated.
Pregnant people and their healthcare team should be paying more attention to coffee consumption: that’s one of the messages of a new meta-analysis that builds the case that ingesting any amount of caffeine is associated with negative pregnancy outcomes. But studying coffee consumption is more complicated than you might think, and others in the field of maternal nutrition say it’s not time to start advising people who are pregnant to go cold turkey.