As the infection of the new coronavirus continues to spread, the number of pregnant women infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo reached about 100 in the last month, the highest ever.



Experts say, "Pregnant women are at high risk of becoming severely ill, so we want them to be vaccinated positively."

According to the Japan Obstetricians and Gynecologists Association, the monthly number of pregnant women reported to be infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo reached 98 in the month of July.



Infections among pregnant women in Tokyo were 46 in December last year, which was the most common in the third wave of the epidemic, and 50 in May, which was the most common in the fourth wave, but last month it was twice these. I went up close and found that it was the highest number ever.

In addition, the total number of pregnant women infected from April last year to last month was 460 in Tokyo.



Regarding infections in pregnant women, the Japanese Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists states that "it is said that infection during pregnancy, especially in the latter half of pregnancy, tends to make the disease more severe," and recommends that pregnant women be vaccinated at any time.

"Pregnant women and partners are actively vaccinated"

Professor Akihito Nakai of Nippon Medical School, Managing Director of the Japan Obstetrics and Gynecology Association, said, "The infection rate itself is lower than that of the general population, and it seems that pregnant women are taking appropriate infection control measures, but the infection is spreading rapidly. The current situation is that the number of infections among pregnant women is increasing. There are many treatments that cannot be used even if infected during pregnancy, so I would like pregnant women and their partners to be actively vaccinated. "

Infected pregnant woman "I was thinking of vaccination after childbirth"

At Nihon University Itabashi Hospital in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, which accepts many seriously ill patients in Tokyo, only two infected pregnant women were hospitalized until June, but in the fifth wave, pregnant women were hospitalized. It is said that one person was hospitalized last month and seven people were hospitalized by the 18th this month.



Of these, a woman in her thirties who was eight months pregnant was hospitalized for moderate disease of the new corona late last month, then recovered and was discharged this month.

The woman told NHK that she said, "I didn't know the infection route, and I felt like I was. I had a pain in my chest because of the cough, but I was full of hope that the child in my stomach would be safer than myself. I was a little worried about hitting the vaccine during pregnancy, and I was thinking of hitting it after childbirth, but I got infected. "

Academic Society publishes recommendations "Inoculation regardless of pregnancy"

Regarding the vaccination of pregnant women with the new coronavirus vaccine, academic societies made by obstetricians and gynecologists have announced new recommendations that pregnant women should be vaccinated regardless of the time of pregnancy.



The new recommendations were compiled by the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Japan Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology Infectious Diseases.



The recommendation states that infection with the new coronavirus during pregnancy, especially in the latter half of pregnancy, is likely to cause serious illness, and that even if a pregnant woman is vaccinated, there is no difference in side reactions from the general public, and miscarriage. It was reported that there was no difference in the frequency of premature births.



And the CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly recommends vaccination of pregnant women, and even in Japan, vaccination is recommended regardless of the time of pregnancy.



In addition, about 80% of pregnant women are infected by their husbands and partners, and we are calling on not only pregnant women but also husbands and partners to be vaccinated.



As a precaution when requesting vaccination, consult with a doctor at the hospital who has undergone a medical examination in advance, and if it is okay to inoculate, tell the interview doctor at the vaccination site to receive the vaccination, or twice. After the vaccination, he said that he would continue to take measures such as wearing a mask and avoiding crowds as before.