<p>About one in 10 women who acquire COVID-19 infection during <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/health-and-fitness/article/more-calcium-zinc-intake-may-lower-fatal-bp-disorders-in-pregnancy-23359088" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>pregnancy</strong></a> are likely to suffer longer from long-term COVID symptoms like fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, and feeling drained in routine life, finds a study.</p>
<p>COVID acquired during pregnancy is known to be much more dangerous as it can lead to stillbirths and preterm births.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The study, published in the journal Obstetrics &amp;amp; Gynecology, included 1,500 participants who already had Covid during pregnancy and reported the symptoms after six months.</p>
<p>Of these 9.3 per cent of people reported experiencing long-term symptoms. These included <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/health-and-fitness/article/international-yoga-day-2024-must-try-yoga-asanas-for-professionals-to-combat-desk-job-fatigue-23355096" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>fatigue</strong></a>, gastrointestinal issues, and feeling drained or exhausted by routine activities.</p>
<p>&ldquo;This is an important study for the pregnancy and postpartum times are the most vulnerable and this study gives insights on the linkage between Covid and pregnancy,&rdquo; said Dr David Goff, division director for the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences at the NIH&rsquo;s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, US.</p>
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<p>The researchers also called on obstetricians &ldquo;to be vigilant&rdquo; because the symptoms of long-term COVID can overlap with the symptoms of pregnancy itself.</p>
<p>To ensure that the reported long Covid symptoms weren&rsquo;t symptoms of pregnancy, a secondary study was done on people who reported symptoms more than 12 weeks after giving birth. The results confirmed the findings.</p>
<p>As the prevalence of long Covid in pregnant populations is high the researchers called on health practitioners to keep an eye out for its symptoms.</p>
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