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. 2022 Jul 1;176(7):717-719.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0164.

Association of COVID-19 Vaccination During Early Pregnancy With Risk of Congenital Fetal Anomalies

Rachel S Ruderman  1 , Jessica Mormol  2 , Emma Trawick  1 , Madeline F Perry  1 , Emma C Allen  3 , Danielle Millan  2 , Emily S Miller  4
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Association of COVID-19 Vaccination During Early Pregnancy With Risk of Congenital Fetal Anomalies

Rachel S Ruderman et al. JAMA Pediatr. .

Abstract

This cohort study evaluates the association of COVID-19 vaccination during early pregnancy with risk of major fetal structural anomalies identified on ultrasonography.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Miller reported serving as the site principal investigator for a Pfizer phase 2/3 randomized clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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