Nursery World - Rise in hospital admissions for Covid among unvaccinated pregnant women

Doctors and midwives are urging pregnant women to have their Covid-19 vaccination as soon as possible, following a rise in the number of unvaccinated women being admitted to hospital with severe coronavirus.

There is also evidence that the Delta variant poses a significantly greater risk than all other previous strains of the virus.

Around 200 pregnant women were admitted to hospital with Covid-19 last week.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives recommend that unvaccinated women who are pregnant or considering pregnancy get their vaccine as soon as possible, and book their second doses once they are eligible.

Covid-19 poses significant risks to both mother and baby. Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to becoming severely ill from Covid-19.

Around one in 10 pregnant women admitted to hospital with symptoms require intensive care, and one in five gives birth prematurely.

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