{"id":6686,"date":"2021-04-21T18:39:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T18:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=6686"},"modified":"2021-04-21T18:39:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T18:39:18","slug":"pregnant-women-and-the-covid-19-vaccination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/pregnant-women-and-the-covid-19-vaccination\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnant Women And The COVID-19 Vaccination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ThinkstockPhotos-71704310.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ThinkstockPhotos-71704310-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ThinkstockPhotos-71704310-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ThinkstockPhotos-71704310-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ThinkstockPhotos-71704310.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the most Frequently Asked Questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine is, \u201cShould pregnant women receive the vaccine?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease and Control (CDC), although the overall risk of severe illness is low, pregnant people\u00a0are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 when compared to non-pregnant people. Severe illness includes illness that results in intensive care admission, mechanical ventilation, or death. Additionally, pregnant people with COVID-19 might be at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm birth, compared with pregnant women without COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The best answer is, getting vaccinated is a personal choice and, although not required, should be made with the advice of your Ob\/Gyn.<\/p>\n<p>If you are pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant and would like to learn more information about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, you can make an appointment at the<a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/\"> Flushing Hospital Medical Center<\/a>\u2019s, <a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/obstetrics-gynecology\/\">Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology<\/a> by calling<a href=\"http:\/\/718-670-5239\"> 718-670-5239.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most Frequently Asked Questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine is, \u201cShould pregnant women receive the vaccine?\u201d According to the Centers for Disease and Control (CDC), although the overall risk of severe illness is low, pregnant people\u00a0are at an &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/pregnant-women-and-the-covid-19-vaccination\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4],"tags":[2032,2033,26,827],"class_list":["post-6686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-womens-health","tag-covid19","tag-covid19vaccine","tag-pregnancy","tag-vaccine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6686"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6689,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6686\/revisions\/6689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}