If pregnant women get corona, the consequences can be fatal. In many countries – including France, Israel and several US states – pregnant women are even given priority vaccination.
This has not yet been the case in Germany. Because vaccination has not yet been officially recommended by the Standing Vaccination Commission.
Is the coronavirus even more dangerous for pregnant women?
When pregnant women become infected with corona, the disease progresses more and more. In particular, if the pregnant woman is over 35 years old, is overweight or has previous illnesses such as high blood pressure or diabetes. This is shared by the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) With.
A study of 400,000 pregnancies in the United States of America">USA also suggests fatal consequences for expectant mothers. According to this, the risk of a heart attack in sick pregnant women is increased by a factor of 27. For the mother’s death it is 28 times higher.
Another US study of 2,000 pregnant women came to similar results.
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