Safe for pregnant women

Being pregnant can put you at greater risk of becoming seriously ill with Covid, raising the chances of your baby being born prematurely, or even being stillborn. The Covid-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women and are recommended.

There is no evidence to suggest the vaccine brings any harm to unborn babies. Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are recommended for pregnant women. Data from the US shows that more than 170,000 pregnant women have been vaccinated without any safety concerns. There is no evidence that Covid-19 vaccines affect fertility in males or in females. Between May and October last year, 96.3% of pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid-19 were not jabbed.

Pregnant women who get symptomatic Covid-19 are two to three times more likely to give birth prematurely.

Severe illness due to Covid-19 in later pregnancy is more likely. Around one in five women who are hospitalised with the virus need to be delivered pre-term. Go to nhs.uk/ covidvaccination. If you are In Scotland, visit nhsinform.scot/covid-19vaccine. For Wales, visit gov. wales/get-your-covid-19vaccination, and for Northern Ireland visit covid-19.hscni. net/get-vaccinated.