COVID-19 in pregnancy linked to preterm births, stillbirths

A team of researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and others found that women who contract COVID-19 near the end of their pregnancy are more vulnerable than those who get infected early on.

London: Women who have Covid-19 towards the end of their pregnancy are vulnerable to birth-related complications, according to a study.

They are more likely to have complications than those who get Covid-19 in the earlier stages of pregnancy or who haven`t had Covid-19 at all, said a team of researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and others.

The findings, published in the journal Nature Medicine, show that preterm births, stillbirths and newborn deaths are more common among women who have the virus 28 days, or less, before their delivery date.