Findings have shown that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe and effective during pregnancy, and evidence also suggests that the benefits of maternal vaccination extend to newborns.
However, despite the track record of the vaccines and the negative health outcomes associated COVID-19 during pregnancy, vaccine uptake among pregnant women has remained lower compared with that of the general population.
A recent analysis showed that pregnant women are motivated to get vaccinated if health care workers explain how immunization benefits their baby. We spoke with experts about the safety of COVID-19