Post by Nadica (She/Her) on Jun 23, 2024 0:39:39 GMT
COVID infection endangers pregnancies and newborns. Why aren't parents being warned? - Published June 21, 2024
In the movie Knocked Up, Seth Rogan’s character refers to the book What to Expect When You’re Expecting as “basically a giant list of things you can't do.” It’s a line that pokes fun at the seemingly ever-expanding list of foods, behaviors and hazards that pregnant people are encouraged to avoid in order to reduce health risks to themselves and their babies.
Despite pre-natal education’s reputation for warning new mothers of every possible danger from jumping on trampolines to eating soft cheeses, contracting a vascular virus that increases risk of pre-eclampsia, pre-term birth, miscarriage and stillbirth is being ignored. Let’s look at the evidence.
In the movie Knocked Up, Seth Rogan’s character refers to the book What to Expect When You’re Expecting as “basically a giant list of things you can't do.” It’s a line that pokes fun at the seemingly ever-expanding list of foods, behaviors and hazards that pregnant people are encouraged to avoid in order to reduce health risks to themselves and their babies.
Despite pre-natal education’s reputation for warning new mothers of every possible danger from jumping on trampolines to eating soft cheeses, contracting a vascular virus that increases risk of pre-eclampsia, pre-term birth, miscarriage and stillbirth is being ignored. Let’s look at the evidence.