The risk has increased significantly since the delta variant became the dominant strain of the virus, according to the CDC.
Pregnant women who tested positive for Covid-19 when admitted to a hospital to give birth were at a greater risk for stillbirth compared to those who did not, according to a
released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Friday, with risks rising more since the delta variant has become the dominant strain.... [+] beds by the photographer, lies in a baby bed in the maternity ward of a hospital on August 12, 2011 in a city in the east German state of Brandenburg, Germany. According to data released by Eurostat last week Germany, with 8.3 births per 1,000 people, has the lowest birth rate in all of Europe. Eastern Germany, which not only suffers from a low birth rate, also has a declining population due to young people moving away because of high unemployment in the region.
During the period studied in which the delta variant was the dominant strain of Covid-19 , the rate of stillbirths among pregnant women with Covid-19 increased to 2.7%, while the rate of stillbirths among those without Covid-19 essentially remained constant at 0.63%.from the CDC of increased risk of stillbirths for women with Covid-19, along with other adverse outcomes such as preterm birth, admission of the mother and/or neonates to the intensive care unit, and death of the mother.
In light of these complications, the CDC strongly recommends pregnant women be vaccinated for Covid-19. Vaccination rates among pregnant women are far below the national average, with the CDC
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