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As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues, many women are concerned about the effects the vaccine may have on their health. Does the vaccine have any effect on fertility or pregnancy? What about nursing and their baby’s health?
On this episode of Innovation Health, host Alex Gaudin discusses these issues with Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, a senior OB/GYN at Ochsner Health.
0:00 Dr. Gillispie's Role at Ochsner
0:35 COVID risk for pregnancy
1:27 Risk to fetal health
2:00 Changes in maternal care
3:24 Maternal risk/benefit of vaccine
4:10 Infertility myth
5:52 When pregnant mothers should get vaccine
6:25 Attitude toward COVID vs Flu vaccines
7:20 Long term effects vaccines during pregnancy studies
8:00 Examples of live vaccines and vaccine technologies
8:48 Fetal immunity
9:41 Pregnant women inclusion in vaccine clinical trials
11:15 Fertility studies in vaccine clinical trials
12:06 OBGYN recommendation to patients
12:59 Protection from COVID if not getting vaccine
13:33 Vaccine & Breastfeeding
14:58 COVID-19 and postpartum depression rates
17:12 Upcoming research
18:26 Personal thoughts on vaccine
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