UK scientists to study effects of COVID variants on pregnancy

British scientists this week will launch a study to evaluate the effects of new coronavirus variants on pregnant women and newborns, and look into the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on complications during pregnancy and following birth.

COVID-19 can cause several complications during pregnancy, but low rates of vaccination in expectant people amid rising infections due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant have prompted the study, the University of Oxford said on Tuesday.