Unvaccinated expectant mothers are at greater risk from the Delta variant, with both mother and unborn baby at particular danger of becoming severely ill from COVID19
In the last three months alone, 33% of pregnant women in hospital with COVID-19 in England required additional respiratory support - with 37% developing pneumonia and around 15% needing intensive care.
Nicola Vousden, the first author of the study, said: 'Worldwide more than 200,000 pregnant women have now received a COVID vaccine, with more than 50,000 in the UK. Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, England's chief midwifery officer, has written to fellow midwives and GP practices across the country stressing the need to encourage pregnant women to get the jab to protect them and their baby."Vaccines save lives, and this is another stark reminder that the COVID-19 jab can keep you, your baby and your loved ones, safe and out of hospital.
He said:"Every day our members are seeing very sick pregnant women with COVID-19 in hospital and the majority are unvaccinated.
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