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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness and perinatal outcomes of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy

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Prasad, Smriti, Kalafat, Erkan, Blakeway, Helena, Townsend, Rosemary, O’Brien, Pat, Morris, Edward, Draycott, Tim, Thangaratinam, Shakila, Le Doare, Kirsty, Ladhani, Shamez, von Dadelszen, Peter, Magee, Laura A., Heath, Paul, Khalil, Asma·2022·Nature Communications

Abstract

Safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy is a particular concern affecting vaccination uptake by this vulnerable group. Here we evaluated evidence from 23 studies including 117,552 COVID-19 vaccinated pregnant people, almost exclusively with mRNA vaccines. We show that the effectiveness of mRNA vaccination against RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection 7 days after second dose was 89·5% (95% CI 69·0-96·4%, 18,828 vaccinated pregnant people, I2 = 73·9%). The risk of stillbirth was significantly lower in the vaccinated cohort by 15% (pooled OR 0·85; 95% CI 0·73–0·99, 66,067 vaccinated vs. 424,624 unvaccinated, I2 = 93·9%). There was no evidence of a higher risk of adverse outcomes including miscarriage, earlier gestation at birth, placental abruption, pulmonary embolism, postpartum haemorrhage, maternal death, intensive care unit admission, lower birthweight Z-score, or neonatal intensive care unit admission (p > 0.05 for all). COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in pregnancy appears to be safe and is associated with a reduction in stillbirth.

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Prasad, S., Kalafat, E., Blakeway, H., Townsend, R., O’Brien, P., Morris, E., Draycott, T., Thangaratinam, S., Le Doare, K., Ladhani, S., von Dadelszen, P., Magee, L. A., Heath, P., & Khalil, A.
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Nature Communications
Published
2022-05-10
Volume
13
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1
Pages
2414-2414
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2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
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journal article
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en
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Prasad, S., Kalafat, E., Blakeway, H., Townsend, R., O’Brien, P., Morris, E., Draycott, T., Thangaratinam, S., Le Doare, K., Ladhani, S., von Dadelszen, P., Magee, L. A., Heath, P., & Khalil, A. (2022). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness and perinatal outcomes of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30052-w

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