Doctor Yong Posts ‘Covid’ Harm to Unborn Babies – Mother More than normal people
Prof. Yongphu Worawan, Head of the Center of Specialization in Clinical Virology Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Facebook post COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women
Pregnant women who suffer from COVIC-19 are more severe than normal and dangerous to the fetus and mother. This is because pregnant women immunity will be lower. And the stomach pushes the chest to reduce the expansion of the lungs when suffering from COVID 19 is severe.
In studies, the covid 19 vaccine was not studied in pregnant women because it is a rule of thumb for a new drug or a new vaccine.In the preliminary study, pregnant volunteers are not accepted.
In real life, there are many infectious diseases that occur in pregnant women and can cause more seriousness than normal people, such as the flu. Or even vaccination for pregnant women to have immunity against babies, such as vaccination against tetanus and pertussis to protect the baby. Can give
Likewise, the covid 19 vaccine does not currently have dosing data for pregnant women. Data provided in real-life pregnant women of covid-19 immunization have begun to be collected, and soon more data will be available. And believe that all lethal vaccines It is likely to be given in pregnant women as well as influenza vaccine.
Therefore, it is now necessary to compare the benefits of covid-19 vaccine and the risk of complications of the vaccine in pregnant women. In the event that a pregnant woman is at a high risk of developing the disease, such as in a high epidemic or working with the potential to come into contact with the sick It should be taken into account the benefits and harms of vaccines. If the benefits are greater then vaccination should be given. If a woman is pregnant Having a low risk of disease should wait for the first vaccination.
And similarly, with conventional vaccines, there is no need to check whether pregnant or not. And vaccination is not necessary to use contraception. Knowing that she was pregnant, she was able to move the needle until after giving birth.
Likewise, mothers who are breastfeeding The same Consider the benefit of the vaccine and the risks of the vaccine. Because it is not a absolute contraindication # Dr. Yong
