A study has been done that has found that the COVID-19 vaccine does not impact the health of the placenta in pregnant women. The pandemic has left its mark on almost everyone, and women who are pregnant are still taking precautions to ensure the health of themselves, and their unborn baby.

Pregnant women are considered “high-risk,” from the virus and experts have been recommending that they receive the vaccine while they are pregnant to give themselves, and their fetus, some protection against the virus.

However, there has been some caution surrounding the vaccine, largely due to misinformation that has been spread. Medical studies are always being done to ensure that the vaccine is safe and effective, even for the most vulnerable.

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According to Medical Xpress, a new study has found that the vaccine for COVID-19 has no negative effects on the health of the placenta. This study was done by Weill Cornell Medical College, and it can be read in full here. The placenta is vital for the healthy growth and development of the fetus, and it acts as a barrier to make sure only the right things are getting to the baby.

There was concern about the vaccine passing through the placenta to get to the baby, but this study shows that this does not happen. To complete this study, researchers looked at 18 indicators of placental health. They looked for things like the presence of lesions, blood clots, and inflammation, and found none. They also looked at the birth weights of the babies, and their Apgar score to see if there was any difference in that area, and there was none. They looked at more than 400 mothers who gave birth to babies between April 2020 and July 2021.

They compared women who had received the vaccine when pregnant and women who did not. None of the women had a previous case of the virus, so the findings were all based on the vaccine and the vaccine alone.

There is hope that this study will give more women peace of mind to receive the vaccine while they are pregnant. What's more, women who had received the vaccine were passing on antibodies to their babies, giving them some protection when they were born, and this protection lasts a few months.

Sources: Medical Xpress, AJOG