The pandemic has been a particularly anxious time for expectant mothers, especially when it comes to the health and the health of their unborn babies.

When the first Covid-19 cases spiked in 2020, it was a new virus, and little was known about its impacts on pregnancy.

Nearly two years into the pandemic, research has found pregnant women with Covid-19 are at higher risk of hospitalisation and severe disease.

Expectant mothers have now been classed as ‘clinically at risk’, as new data suggest a greater mortality rate due to coronavirus.

Watch this documentary to hear why vaccine uptake among pregnant women has been lower than other groups.

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