Nature Communications (Oct 2022)
A population-based matched cohort study of early pregnancy outcomes following COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Clara Calvert,
- Jade Carruthers,
- Cheryl Denny,
- Jack Donaghy,
- Sam Hillman,
- Lisa E. M. Hopcroft,
- Leanne Hopkins,
- Anna Goulding,
- Laura Lindsay,
- Terry McLaughlin,
- Emily Moore,
- Jiafeng Pan,
- Bob Taylor,
- Fatima Almaghrabi,
- Bonnie Auyeung,
- Krishnan Bhaskaran,
- Cheryl L. Gibbons,
- Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi,
- Colin McCowan,
- Josie Murray,
- Maureen O’Leary,
- Lewis D. Ritchie,
- Syed Ahmar Shah,
- Colin R. Simpson,
- Chris Robertson,
- Aziz Sheikh,
- Sarah J. Stock,
- Rachael Wood
Affiliations
- Clara Calvert
- Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
- Jade Carruthers
- Public Health Scotland
- Cheryl Denny
- Public Health Scotland
- Jack Donaghy
- Public Health Scotland
- Sam Hillman
- Public Health Scotland
- Lisa E. M. Hopcroft
- Public Health Scotland
- Leanne Hopkins
- Public Health Scotland
- Anna Goulding
- Public Health Scotland
- Laura Lindsay
- Public Health Scotland
- Terry McLaughlin
- Public Health Scotland
- Emily Moore
- Public Health Scotland
- Jiafeng Pan
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde
- Bob Taylor
- Public Health Scotland
- Fatima Almaghrabi
- Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
- Bonnie Auyeung
- Department of Psychology, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh
- Krishnan Bhaskaran
- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Cheryl L. Gibbons
- Public Health Scotland
- Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi
- Public Health Scotland
- Colin McCowan
- School of Medicine, University of St Andrews
- Josie Murray
- Public Health Scotland
- Maureen O’Leary
- Public Health Scotland
- Lewis D. Ritchie
- Academic Primary Care, University of Aberdeen
- Syed Ahmar Shah
- Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
- Colin R. Simpson
- Public Health Scotland
- Chris Robertson
- Public Health Scotland
- Aziz Sheikh
- Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
- Sarah J. Stock
- Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
- Rachael Wood
- Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33937-y
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
Data on the safety of COVD-19 vaccines in early pregnancy are limited. Here, the authors assess the rates of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy following vaccination using electronic health record data from Scotland, and find no evidence of increased risks.
