Commission for Gender Equality is wrong: Covid-19 vaccination is vital for women’s health.
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) seemingly disregards the fact that pregnant women (and their unborn babies) are at a much greater risk of dying if they are unvaccinated. It fails to appreciate that one in six unvaccinated pregnant women admitted to hospital in South Africa with Covid-19 infection requires mechanical ventilation, and one in 16 has a fatal outcome.
Association Between Menstrual Cycle Length and COVID-19 Vaccination
The findings of this study and the conclusions drawn by the authors that there is no clinically meaningful change in menstrual cycle length associated with COVID-19 vaccination is very reassuring.
New study on the causes of Cerebral Palsy may have far-reaching impact on medico-legal outcomes
A new paper on Cerebral Palsy, published in the South African Medical Journal, challenges commonly held views on the subject and suggests that the causes of this tragic condition may be far more complex and multi-faceted. Commonly held assumptions that CP arises as a direct result of preventable adverse events during childbirth inform the current paradigm within South African medico-legal cases, in which the focus is almost exclusively on events during childbirth (intrapartum events).
COVID-19 Vaccination of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women
It has been brought to the attention of SAPA that some pregnant and breastfeeding women are being…
Happy National Women’s Day (9 August)
SASOG CALLS ON PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN TO VACCINATE The South African Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists…
SA Society Gynecologists is calling for all women of reproductive age to be vaccinated soon
The SA Society for Obstetricians and Gynecologists is calling for all women of reproductive age to be…
SAHPRA: Guidance on use of J&J COVID vaccine in pregnant and lactating mothers
Pregnant women are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 compared with women of childbearing age who are not pregnant, and COVID-19 has been associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. This document offers some preliminary recommendations on the use of the Janssen Ad26.COV2.S (COVID-19) vaccine in pregnant or lactating women in the context of the Sisonke trial and in the future national rollout of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. These recommendations consider the safety of the vaccine including the recent reports of Vaccine induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenia (VITT).
The science surrounding cerebral palsy (CP) indicates that it is a complex medical condition with multiple contributing variables and factors, and causal pathways are often extremely difficult to delineate.
High-value claims against obstetricians in litigation in both the public and private sectors are mostly related to…
Covid 19 Vaccination Advice Pamphlet
Covid 19 vaccination advice pamphlet 28 Jan