relaxation for pregnant women?

Following the announcements of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, the standards concerning vaccination have changed, restricting access to health establishments. A real obstacle for pregnant women who cannot be vaccinated.

This Monday, July 12, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, took the floor to announce the change of many standards concerning the vaccination of the French.
From August 2021, like bars, cafes, restaurants and shopping centers, access to hospitals, retirement homes and medico-social establishments will also be on presentation of a health pass.

A constraint for pregnant women having to go regularly to health establishments. Indeed, in accordance with recommendations from the Ministry of Health, vaccination for pregnant women is only recommended from the second trimester of pregnancy. This means that women who have just started a pregnancy, and who have not yet been vaccinated, may not have received both injections before the expected date.

What solutions for women in early pregnancy?

For the moment, no relaxation has been announced for pregnant women.
While waiting for the vaccination, there are other ways to gain access to health facilities or other places subject to these restrictions.
All you need to do is show a negative result of a PCR or antigen test within 48 hours or proof of recovery from Covid-19 (a positive test that is at least 15 days old and less than 6 months old).

What are the consequences of the vaccine on pregnant women?

In the United States, two studies have shown that vaccinated pregnant women are not more affected by complications related to pregnancy. In general, the latter may encounter certain side effects “similar to those encountered by women who are not pregnant”, such as for example: headaches, fatigue, muscle pain, etc.

However, unvaccinated women contracting Covid-19 during their pregnancy risk complications. According to an article published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, between 10 and 25% of pregnant women affected by the coronavirus, can give birth prematurely and nearly 60% of women are affected by a severe form of the virus.

Further research adds an increased risk of postpartum complications or death during pregnancy, however this type of situation is very rare.

Pauline Gaudry

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