Side Effects and Short-Term Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines for Pregnant Women: A Case Study of Southeast Iran

This study aimed to investigate the possible side effects and short-term safety of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in pregnant women.

This cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 500 pregnant women who had received various types of COVID-19 vaccines between June and August 2022. The participants were selected using convenience sampling until the desired sample size was achieved. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 20).

The mean age of the participants was 30 years, and 34.2% of them had a history of COVID-19 infection. Furthermore, 40 of the participants had underlying hypothyroidism, and 13 cases were smokers. The most commonly reported side effects were abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, and fever; nevertheless, the lowest frequency was associated with localized swelling (0%) and ageusia, localized pruritus, and urticaria (0.4%).

There was no increase in miscarriage or serious side effects observed as a result of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant women.