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FOUR STILLBIRTHS AND the deaths of two newborns attributed to Covid-19 placentitis occurred in Ireland from October to December 2021, new research has confirmed.
Four stillbirths occurred in women whose pregnancies were beyond 20 weeks. Two neonatal deaths, when a baby dies in the first 28 days of life, were also reported.
None of the mothers in question were vaccinated against Covid-19, according to research led by experts at CUH’s Department of Pathology.
Six stillbirths connected to Covid placentitis, as well as one foetal death at 20 weeks’ gestation, were reported in Ireland from December 2020 to March 2021 during the third wave of the pandemic.
UCC Professor Keelin O’Donoghue said the stillbirths and neonatal deaths highlight the importance of Covid-19 vaccines.
“The mothers were not vaccinated. These are largely preventable deaths,” she said.
What is Covid placentitis?
Covid placentitis, or SARS-CoV-2 placentitis, is an infection of the placenta which occurs in some pregnant women who have tested positive for Covid-19.
It is a rare condition that has caused foetal distress and stillbirth in a number of women who had Covid-19 in Ireland and abroad.
It occurs within seven to 21 days of the infection
All fetal / perinatal deaths in 🇮🇪 in 2021 from #SARSCoV2 #placentitis have occurred in pregnancies without #COVID19 #vaccination
— Keelin O'Donoghue (@keelinodonoghue) January 12, 2022
This represents a strong & continuing argument to support vaccination in pregnancy
Information:https://t.co/5whUu0E6mq#VaccinesWork
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Anyone who has a Covid-19 diagnosis in pregnancy should inform their hospital to arrange a follow-up consultation. Mothers are advised to monitor foetal movements and present to their maternity unit if they notice a significant reduction in movement.
Placentitis can also occur for reasons unrelated to Covid-19.
Advice about vaccines
The Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Irish Medicines in Pregnancy Service at the Rotunda Hospital, the National Immunisation Advisory Committee at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, and the National Women and Infants Health Programme have compiled information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding about the Covid-19 vaccine.
This document notes that pregnant women with Covid-19 are at “significantly higher risk of severe illness compared with non-pregnant women”.
“This is especially true for women in the third trimester. Pregnant women who get Covid-19 are more likely to be admitted to hospital, to need care in an intensive care unit (ICU), and to die from Covid-19 when compared with non-pregnant women.”
The groups recommend that pregnant people get vaccinated against Covid-19, saying the protection the vaccine offers both mother and baby “outweighs any risk”.
The advice notes: “When the vaccine first became available, there were differing recommendations about the use of the vaccine in different countries. Since then, we have more information about the potentially serious impact of Covid-19 on pregnant women and their infants. We now also have more information which shows these vaccines are safe in pregnancy.
“As a result, the protection that the vaccine offers both mother and baby outweighs any risk of getting the vaccine in pregnancy. Hundreds of thousands of women worldwide have now received the Covid-19 vaccine in pregnancy.
“For pregnant women, getting the vaccine will reduce the chance of becoming severely unwell. It may reduce the chance of pregnancy complications, such as preterm birth, caesarean delivery and stillbirth, which are associated with Covid-19 illness.
Pregnant people are advised to get an mRNA vaccine, namely Comirnaty (manufactured by Pfizer/BioNTech) or Spikevax (manufactured by Moderna). Anyone with questions about the vaccine should speak to their doctor.
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The earths poles are slowly rotating so that Cork is the centre of the universe
@Tweety McTweeter: may god have mercy on us all.
@Robbie Delaney: god lives in cork!
@B9xiRspG: …. so that would make Cork heaven… Suddenly hell doesn’t seem that bad!
@Tweety McTweeter: Better get used to it,it may come as big surprise but not everything revolves around Dublin,in fact the London area is the preferred destination for many from the southern region,3 times in 30 years we been to Dublin and that aint going to change any time soon,thanks again M O L.
@Richard McCarthy: Maybe, just maybe he’s from Limerick or Clare or Meath or Galway etc etc. Or is it just your inferiority complex getting you down? That’s it isn’t it.
@Richard McCarthy: You mean you only go places you can fly to? Ye don’t have cars like boy?
@Tweety McTweeter: the poles don’t have to change for that you langer it’s been like that since the beginning of time!
Get a few proper destinations to fly to now lads and we’re laughing !
@Unsinkable No.2: More airlines would fly there if people would use it more, just to look to only a month ago Norwegian saying they won’t fly to the US from Cork during the winter due to very low demand.
People were up in arms while the Norwegian US flights from Cork went through 2-3 years of delays and the talk of how beneficial it would be and “how come Dublin gets all the flights??”. Then less than a year from being introduced, seasonality and freqencies are cut because of low usage.
@Shane Corry: I don’t think it’s as simple as airlines catering to demand. The bigger issue is that Ryanair and Aer Lingus don’t want to add routes as it just takes passengers off their Dublin flights. And both have a record of stamping on other airlines that have come in (Ryanair on Easyjet and Wizzair; Aer Lingus on Jetmagic). What that means is that the successful additions in recent years have come from foreign carriers connecting to a big base (Swiss to Zurich, Air France to Paris, Iberia to Madrid).
As for Norwegian, there are other issues at play. Aviation Analytics reckoned Cork was the most successful of their new routes
https://www.aviationanalytics.com/norwegian-overstretched/
However, the problem is at the Providence end where the airport is really struggling for them. And once they had decided to close that for the Winter, there was nobody to operate the flights to Cork regardless of whether it was making money. Basically, all routes to Providence, except Dublin, have been suspended. The difference for Dublin is that they have crew based there.
The shop 53 Degrees North was formerly known as 54 Degrees North and the band The 3 degrees started out as a quartet
@Pauliebhoy: I believe that shop is named after latitude rather than compass bearing.
Must apply to all airports….any others changing?
@Dan: When it happens depends on the exact orientation of the runway. This is far from the first instance in Ireland though, with Knock and Enniskillen having changed in recent years. How often it happens depends on where you are in the world. It’s not that frequent an event in Europe, but in Canada, which is close to the magnetic north pole it will happen a lot more frequently.
@Chris Mansfield: thanks Chris
I hope Gerald doesn’t stray off course going round his kitchen with the brush.
Cork city build on bog land that slowly sinking
@dick dastardly: you’ve never been to Cork airport let alone the city id say
Finally proof for all the non believers that the universe does actually base itself around the Rebel county
Well holy god….
sounds like an aprils fool. what about roads do they change there numbers too?
It’s the best we can do, meanwhile Dubland Airport gets a complete new runaway.
@Charles Coughlan: runway…
@Charles Coughlan: You had it right the first time. There’s a lot running away from Cork.
Don’t tell the flat earthers. They get really upset at the idea the earth is a round.
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