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Should I get the vaccine if I’m pregnant?
The short answer: Yes. Currently, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), and the CDC all recommend that pregnant women get vaccinated.
“The data is overwhelming that COVID-19 vaccination is safe for women who are planning to get pregnant or who are pregnant,” says Lora Shahine, MD, FACOG at Pacific NW Fertility.
And you really don’t want to contract COVID-19 while you’re pregnant. “Women who are pregnant have a higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19,” warns Dr. Shahine. “They have a higher risk of ICU admission, hospitalization, intubation, and death from contracting the COVID-19 virus. Vaccination from COVID-19 decreases all of these risks for pregnant women.”