So, let me be clear ➡️ PAHO recommends that all pregnant women 🤰🏾 after their first trimester, as well as those who… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
While some countries are already vaccinating pregnant women 🤰🏾, less than half of countries in Latin America and th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
🔸 Countries should also give pregnant women 🤰🏾 and lactating mothers priority for COVID vaccinations 💉
🔸 To start, countries must maintain access to the health services 🩺 that pregnant women depend on.
Routine screen… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
But our hands are not tied.
➡️ There is much we can do to protect women of child-bearing age 🤱🏽 and prevent more… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In Mexico and Colombia, #COVID19 has become the leading cause of maternal deaths 🤰🏾 in 2021.
While the data varies across countries, some are tracking 🔎 this very closely.
The risk reported is especially hi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
✳️ Most countries in our region have already reported more cases and deaths among pregnant women this year than in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
So far, more than 270,000 pregnant women have become sick with COVID in the Americas 🌎 and more than 2,600 of them… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Some countries like Belize and Guatemala report that pregnancy-related care 🤰🏿 has been disrupted in over half of h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
