Mississippi health officials say stillbirths among unvaccinated pregnant women have DOUBLED compared to before the pandemic
Mississippi health officials said on Wednesday that stillbirths among pregnant women infected with COVID-19 have doubled At least 72 fetal deaths have occurred among women infected with the virus, which is twice the typical rate The state is also investigating the deaths of eight pregnant women who had contracted COVID-19, some of who had emergency C-sections in the ICU Pregnant women are at increased risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19 compared to the general population Last month, the CDC encouraged pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after previously saying pregnant women were just 'eligible' By Mary Kekatos Acting U.S. Health Editor For Dailymail.Com
Published: 21:31 BST, 10 September 2021 | Updated: 21:31 BST, 10 September 2021
Mississippi health officials say stillbirths among pregnant women have doubled compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Wednesday, State Health Officer Dr Thomas Dobbs said 72 fetal deaths have occurred among unvaccinated pregnant women infected with the virus.
This number only includes deaths that occur after 20 weeks' gestation and not miscarriages, which occur prior to 20 weeks.
'[This is] twice the background rate of what we would've expected' prior to the pandemic, Dobbs said at a news conference.
'That's quite a number of tragedies that, sadly, would be preventable right now.'
Doctors hope this serves as a warning and can help convince pregnant women, who are at a greater risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19, to get vaccinated.
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