New study suggests pregnant women are not at greater risk of severe Covid-19

When researchers analysed how the disease might affect the women’s children, they found that outcomes for infants were on the whole good.

The researchers estimated that 4.9 women out of every 1,000 pregnant women were admitted to hospital with the virus, which suggests that pregnant women are not at a higher risk of experiencing severe illness. When the researchers analysed how Covid-19 might affect the women’s children, they found that outcomes for infants were on the whole good.

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