An adjunct professor of biology and human sciences at Quinebaug Valley Community College, Dr. Steven Raheb served as an OB/GYN physician at the Women’s Health Center of Putnam, PC. In addition, Dr. Steven Raheb served as chairman of the Junior Fellow Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) recently released a joint statement that emphasized the problem of low vaccination rates among pregnant women. ACOG urges its members to continuously recommend vaccination to their patients, citing the vaccinations' safety and the increased risk of serious consequences associated with COVID-19 infection during pregnancy.
It is advised that all people aged 12 and above, including nursing and pregnant women and women who are attempting to conceive or may conceive in the future, should get vaccinated against COVID-19. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) review of data from its v-safe post-vaccination health checker surveillance system's pregnant registry, the COVID-19 mRNA vaccinations do not cause miscarriage. The benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the CDC, exceed any known or possible hazards of immunization during pregnancy.
