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Pregnancy and coronavirus (COVID-19)

If you're pregnant, you may be unsure how coronavirus (COVID-19) could affect you, your
baby and your pregnancy care.

It's important to tell your midwife or maternity team if you have symptoms of COVID-19.
You can ask them for help with any other concerns as you usually would.

Pregnancy and your risk

If you’re pregnant your chance of getting COVID-19 is not higher than anyone else and it’s
very unlikely you’ll get seriously ill with it.

Pregnant women are in the moderate risk (clinically vulnerable) group as a precaution. This is
because you can sometimes be more at risk from viruses like flu if you're pregnant.

It's not clear if this happens with COVID-19. But because it's a new virus, it's safer to include
pregnant women in the moderate risk group.

Although it's very rare for pregnant women to become seriously ill if they get COVID-19, it
may be more likely later in pregnancy. If this happens, there's a small chance your baby may
be born early or you may be advised to give birth earlier than your due date.

While the chances of having a stillbirth are low, there is some emerging evidence that the risk
may be higher if you have COVID-19 at the time of birth.

It's important to follow advice to stop the spread of COVID-19 throughout your pregnancy.
Especially when you're more than 28 weeks pregnant (in your 3rd trimester). You can also
have the COVID-19 vaccine.
If you're from an ethnic minority group, evidence suggests you're more likely to be admitted
to hospital if you get COVID-19. Maternity teams are taking extra steps to keep you safe if
you're higher risk.

It may be possible for you to pass COVID-19 to your baby before they're born. But when this
has happened, the babies have got better.

There's no evidence COVID-19 causes miscarriage or affects how your baby develops in
pregnancy.

What to do if you're pregnant

As soon as you find out you're pregnant speak to a GP or midwife.

They'll support you and give you all the information you need. They'll also make sure you
receive safe and personal maternity care.

If you're pregnant, it's important to follow advice about how to avoid catching and spreading
COVID-19, such as washing your hands regularly.

If you're more than 28 weeks pregnant it’s especially important to follow this advice.

You still need to go to all of your pregnancy (antenatal) scans and appointments unless you're
told not to.

Information:
COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy

You can get vaccinated against COVID-19 if you're pregnant.

It's preferable for you to have the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine. This is because
they've been more widely used during pregnancy in other countries and no safety concerns
have been identified.

Appointments and scans

You'll still have regular appointments and scans while you're pregnant. But there may be
some changes.

You may find that:

 some midwife appointments are online, by phone or by video call

  you may be asked to wear a mask or gown when you're in a hospital or clinic
 you may be asked to show proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test
 some appointments may be cancelled or rescheduled – your appointment will be
rescheduled or you'll be able to rebook
This is to help keep everyone safe and stop the spread of COVID-19.

If you're unsure if you can bring your partner to your appointment, ask your midwife or
maternity team.