Vaccination against COVID-19 does not affect pregnancy preparation

Top News Dahe Health News reporter Sun Qianwen

After the cold wave, Henan has truly entered winter. In addition to cold weather, we are also facing many tests such as the new crown pneumonia epidemic. At present, the epidemic prevention and control situation in Zhengzhou, Yuzhou, Anyang and other places in Henan is grim. Getting the full COVID-19 vaccine as early as possible can minimize the risk of infection.

But many people are worried, is it impossible to get the new crown vaccine during pregnancy?

Winter is more suitable for trying to conceive

Liu Furong, a science popularization expert in Henan Province and director of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, introduced that the temperature in winter is low, but for people who are trying to get pregnant, winter brings a lot of vitality. Sperm develop best and have the strongest motility in the case of 2 ° C ~ 3 ° C below the body temperature, the quality of fertile sperm in winter is more assured, and the probability of conceiving a baby is also greater.

Secondly, in the winter, the time of pregnancy, the time of delivery is the autumn of the next year, and the temperature of the confinement in autumn is appropriate, which is convenient for the recovery of the mother's body and is also conducive to the better growth and development of the newborn.

However, as a high-risk group of new crown pneumonia, pregnant women should be very vigilant once they have symptoms such as fever, dry cough, fatigue, sore throat, decreased sense of smell (taste), and diarrhea. Symptoms of physical discomfort such as fever, dry cough, and diarrhea caused by viral infections may affect the development of embryos.

What should couples who are cold and viral superimposed on pregnant women?

The cold winter is coupled with the virus, how to prepare for pregnancy? Director Liu Furong suggested:

The first is to develop a healthy lifestyle. Strengthen physical exercise, adhere to the regularity of work and rest, ensure adequate sleep, maintain a healthy mentality; balanced nutrition, reasonable diet; quit smoking and alcohol; pay attention to protection, do not gather, do not go out unless necessary, and do a good job of personal protection measures when going out.

The second is to get vaccinated. Respond to the national new crown virus vaccination policy, actively cooperate with vaccination, protect personal health, and have a healthy baby.

For the question of whether the new crown vaccine can be vaccinated during pregnancy, Liu Furong reminds that women who are preparing to become pregnant can be vaccinated against the new crown virus, and there is no need to postpone pregnancy just because of the new crown virus vaccine. Men do not have the problem of not being able to get the COVID-19 vaccine because they are trying to conceive. The results of the previous clinical trial showed that after 28 days of vaccination, more than 90% of the population could produce antibodies, and the new crown vaccine was early and safe.