Catching COVID-19 during pregnancy significantly raises the risk of the blood-pressure disorder preeclampsia — but getting vaccinated protects against this serious pregnancy complication, new research finds.
Studies have consistently shown that COVID-19 can worsen pregnancy outcomes. The new findings suggest that, during the pandemic, the coronavirus infection raised the risk of preeclampsia by 45% among pregnant women who caught it, compared to those who did not. Unvaccinated women who caught COVID-19 saw their risk rise by 78%.
