What Are The COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements For Pregnant Women?

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JAKARTA - In the near future, pregnant women will be able to vaccinate against COVID-19. However, there are some conditions and criteria that must be met.

Deputy Chair of the IDI Mitigation Team & General Chair of the Indonesian Obstetrics and Gynecology Association (POGI), dr. Ari Kusuma Januarto, SpOG(K) said there are a number of clinical instructions that distinguish between the general public, pregnant women and children in the process of administering COVID-19 vaccinations.

"Clinical instructions such as temperature are the same. If the recommended hypertension problem is below 180, it's okay. But pregnant women have a disease condition that causes high blood pressure, called preeclampsia," said dr. Ari, quoted by Antara, Saturday, July 31.

More dr. Ari explained that pregnant women who have blood pressure above 140/90 are not recommended to vaccinate against COVID-19 and must get a referral from a prenatal doctor.

Pregnant women who have symptoms such as swollen feet, headaches, heartburn and others will also be reviewed to receive vaccinations. While the recommended gestational age for receiving the vaccine is 13 weeks-33 weeks.

"Of course, screening will be carried out for vaccines carefully and for vaccinations that can be carried out at 13 weeks of pregnancy up to term (delivery) 33 weeks is recommended," said dr. Ari.

In addition, pregnant women who have heart problems and diabetes must be in a controlled condition to be able to receive the vaccine. Meanwhile, pregnant women with autoimmune disease who are undergoing treatment must postpone vaccination until they get approval from the examining doctor.

Pregnant women who have a history of allergies or severe allergies should also receive special attention. If in the first vaccination there is an allergy, then for the second it is not recommended.

After vaccination, pregnant women are also required to carry out monitoring, including regarding the development of the baby during pregnancy until after delivery.ria Rosari Dwi Putri