New Israeli study shows Pfizer vaccine very safe for pregnant women’s fetuses

A new study by health provider Maccabi shows Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccines are very safe for pregnant women’s fetuses.

The study published today in JAMA Pediatrics, a peer-reviewed American medical journal, examined 17,000 pregnant women who were vaccinated, as well as 7,000 who were not, between March and October of 2021.

The research looked at preterm births, hospitalizations, birth defects and infant mortality, and found no discernible difference between the groups in any area.

Infant mortality stood at 0.1% in both groups; preterm births was at 4.2% for babies whose mothers were vaccinated and 4.8% for those whose mothers were not; defects stood at 1.5% for those exposed to the vaccine and 2.1% for those not; and hospitalizations in newborns were at 5.1% for vaccinated mothers and 5.3% for unvaccinated.

The study shows the findings were also true in 2,000 newborns whose mothers were specifically vaccinated in the first trimester — seen as the most sensitive period for fetuses.