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              January 03, 2022
              The COVID Vaccine and Pregnancy
               
              McLeod Health and leading OB medical societies, including the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), recommend that all pregnant women receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
               
              Evidence has shown the vaccine to be both safe and effective, based on reports of tens of thousands of individuals.
               
              Unvaccinated pregnant women are at an increased risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms, which include but are not limited to, pregnancy complications, such as pre-term birth, ICU admission and maternal death.
               
              The Delta variant appears to affect pregnant women much more severely than the original COVID-19 virus.
               
              Before Delta became the more predominant variant strain, fewer pregnant patients had severe symptoms. They typically had mild-to-moderate, cough/cold symptoms.
               
               
              In this Facebook Live from August 2021, McLeod OB/GYN Dr. Eric Coughlin discusses the benefits and importance of the COVID vaccine for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
              Dr. Coughlin COVID Vaccine & Pregnancy.MP4
               
               
              Dr. Eric Coughlin received his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown, West Virginia. He also completed an Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
               
              To make an appointment with
              Dr. Coughlin, please call 843-777-7400.