MADISON, Wis. – The CDC has said that it is good for pregnant women to be vaccinated, but some new moms still feel reluctant.
News 3 Now a high-risk pregnancy doctor has asked what those women need to know.
“It would be more dangerous to get COVID while you are pregnant or if you have a very small newborn, then it is to get the vaccine based on the data we have seen so far,” said Dr. Michael Beninati said.
Beninati is a maternal specialist in fetal medicine at UW Health. He said the CDC detects side effects from COVID-19 vaccines through the V Safe app. Of the nearly 87,000 pregnant women registered with the app, about 4,500 have side effects.
“Based on the data, it does not appear that the vaccine increases the likelihood of miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death or pregnancy complications, such as growth restriction or preeclampsia,” Beninati said.
Beninati said it was common for women to get vaccinations like Tdap or flu shots while pregnant, but said they should not get vaccines with a live virus. The COVID-19 vaccines are not made using a live virus.
Although the CDC and doctors are still learning about COVID vaccines, Beninati said they already know how harmful it can be to catch COVID-19 for a pregnant woman.
“COVID has been shown to increase the likelihood of serious illness during pregnancy, increase the likelihood of you being placed on a ventilator, increase your likelihood of going to the ICU, and increase the likelihood of maternal patients dying,” Beninati said. said. . “It also increases the likelihood of pregnancy complications.”
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