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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ian Sample Science editor

Covid vaccines safe for pregnant women and cut stillbirth risk, says review

A pregnant woman receives a vaccination.
A pregnant woman receives a vaccination. Photograph: NoSystem images/Getty Images

Doctors have stressed the importance of Covid vaccinations for pregnant women after a major review found the shots were not only safe, but reduced the risk of stillbirth by 15%.

Researchers at St George’s, University of London, and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists analysed 23 published studies and trials that enrolled 117,552 pregnant women vaccinated against Covid, to assess the safety of the shots.

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