Due to the lack of a corona vaccination, many pregnant women need intensive medical treatment after an infection.
Vaccination is strongly recommended.
London / Kassel - Every fifth person who receives intensive medical treatment for a Corona * disease is a pregnant, unvaccinated woman.
This is shown by current data from England.
The Guardian newspaper announced that 20 out of 118 patients who suffered lung failure were expectant mothers.
Of these 20, 19 were unvaccinated and only one woman had received a vaccination.
After doctors from Israel had warned in the recent past that the coronavirus could cause "serious problems" for mothers and unborn children *, the UK now wants to draw attention to the problem.
Pregnant women should urgently get a corona vaccination
"This is a clear reminder that a Covid-19 vaccination can protect you, your baby and your loved ones and keep you out of hospitals," said Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent of the NHS.
It would be possible "at any point in time" during pregnancy to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
However, the data would show why pregnant women should get immunized "as early as possible".
Vaccinated people can also become infected with Corona, the symptoms * are often slightly different from those of unvaccinated people.
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Corona: Worrying data from England show that unvaccinated pregnant women often need intensive care.
Experts urgently recommend vaccination.
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In England, pregnancy and health experts expressed concern about the many fears that pregnant women have about the corona vaccination.
Fears that are unfounded and are fueled, among other things, by anti-vaccination campaigns.
Since the vaccines were approved, it has been claimed that vaccination would harm both the mother and the child.
In the meantime, however, immunization for pregnant women has also been recommended in Germany.
The professional association of gynecologists had previously spoken out in favor of it *.
Given the data, Dr.
Edward Morris, President of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, made the vaccination appeal: “We urge all pregnant women to get vaccinated.
Meaningful data show that this is the most effective way to protect mother and baby against the possibility of a severe Covid course. "
Missing corona vaccination: Both mother and baby are at risk
According to the evidence published on Monday (October 11th, 2021) in the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, pregnant corona patients are at risk of developing gestational diabetes and having breathing problems during and after childbirth.
The latter can also apply to newborns, as findings on vaccination from Israel show.
"The fact that unvaccinated, pregnant women now make up almost 20 percent of England's seriously ill Covid patients is crushing evidence of how little attention we have paid to vulnerable groups since the restrictions were eased," complained Sarah McMullen of the National Obstetrics Department.
In Great Britain, most restrictions fell on July 19, the so-called "Freedom Day" *.
Among other things, Karl Lauterbach criticized the actions of the British government *.
(Nail Akkoyun)
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