COVID-19 and Pregnancy: Disease Outcomes and Prevention With Vaccination

<p>Pregnant and recently pregnant individuals who become infected with the COVID-19 virus are at high risk of requiring extra medical care. JAMA Associate Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, from University of California San Diego discusses the rapidly evolving data around COVID-19 and vaccine effectiveness and safety as it relates to pregnancy, breastfeeding, and fertility with 3 experts in the field: Laura E. Riley, MD, from Weill Cornell Medicine, Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH, from University of California San Diego School of Medicine-Pediatrics, and Denise Jamieson, MD, MPH, from Emory University.</p> <p>Related Content:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2021.22679?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19 and Pregnancy</a></li> <li><a href= "https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/video-player/10.1001/jama.2022.0374?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy: Maternal Protection and Neonatal Immunity</a></li> <li><a href= "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2022.2404?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Widespread Misinformation About Infertility Continues to Create COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy</a></li> </ul> <p class="p1"><strong><span class="s1">Conflict of Interest Disclosures:</span></strong></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Dr Chambers</strong> reported receiving research funding from Pfizer-BioNTech to study the safety of its COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Dr Jamieson</strong> reported no disclosures.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Dr Riley</strong> reported receiving compensation from UpToDate for work on several infections disease cards, receiving royalties from Turner Publishing, and