As we have been reporting in iGin, pregnancy is not a contraindication for vaccination against Covid. Now, the Sociedad Española de Ginecología y Obstetricia (SEGO) ha actualizado las recomendaciones al respecto.
Although the absolute risk of serious effects of Covid in pregnant women is low, they do have a higher risk of admission to the ICU or the need for mechanical ventilation. Therefore, given the need to reduce the circulation and transmission of the virus as much as possible and to protect this group, the SEGO recommends vaccination for pregnant women when it corresponds to them by age (following the criteria of the Administration), possible exposure (for example, due to professions with a risk of contagion, such as healthcare workers) or comorbidity (previous pathologies).
As for the type of vaccine, this organization recalls that, due to the greater experience with them, the recommended ones are the mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna).
Finally, it is considered reasonable to schedule vaccination from the 20th week of gestation, once the period of greatest theoretical risk for the fetus due to the vaccine has been overcome (first trimester of pregnancy) and before the greatest risk of complications associated with the infection for the pregnant woman and the fetus (third trimester).
Furthermore, at iGin we recommend waiting a reasonable period of two weeks between vaccination and trying to get pregnant or starting treatment.