Long Covid symptoms to last longer in pregnant women: Study

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About one in 10 women who acquire COVID-19 infection during pregnancy are likely to suffer longer from long-term COVID symptoms like fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, and feeling drained in routine life, finds a study...

The study, published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, included 1,500 participants who already had Covid during pregnancy and reported the symptoms after six months...

This is an important study for the pregnancy and postpartum times are the most vulnerable and this study gives insights on the linkage between Covid and pregnancy, said Dr David Goff, division director for the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences at the NIHs National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, US...

To ensure that the reported long Covid symptoms werent symptoms of pregnancy, a secondary study was done on people who reported symptoms more than 12 weeks after giving birth..