Risk of spontaneous abortion after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination received just prior to or during pregnancy: Complete data from CDC COVID-19 vaccine pregnancy registry

Data on spontaneous abortion after COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy are limited. We used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry (C19VPR) to assess risk of spontaneous abortion (SAB) among women receiving ≥1 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine up to 30 days before last menstrual period or during pregnancy. We calculated risk of SAB from 6 to 20 weeks' gestation using a fetuses-at-risk approach (n = 12,097). Pregnancies entered the risk pool at gestational age at vaccination. Risk of SAB in C19VPR was compared with pre-pandemic estimates. Cox proportional hazard models were used to compare risk by vaccine manufacturer. Cumulative risk of SAB was 10.79% (95%CI 10.01, 11.56). Risk of SAB among Moderna recipients was similar to Pfizer-BioNTech (adjusted hazard ratio 0.92; 95%CI 0.79, 1.07). Risk estimates of SAB were below or within pre-pandemic estimates. Generalizability may be limited due to homogeneity of the C19VPR cohort.

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Vaccine
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2026-02-18
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128340
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COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
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Risk of spontaneous abortion after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination received just prior to or during pregnancy: Complete data from CDC COVID-19 vaccine pregnancy registry

Ansley Waters, Sabrina A. Madni, Andrea J. Sharma, Lauren Head Zauche et al.
Vaccine
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
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Risk of spontaneous abortion after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination received just prior to or during pregnancy: Complete data from CDC COVID-19 vaccine pregnancy registry

Ansley Waters, Sabrina A. Madni, Andrea J. Sharma, Lauren Head Zauche, Christine K. Olson, Aliza Machefsky, Reji Padathara-Mathew, Victoria Okereke
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Abstract

Data on spontaneous abortion after COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy are limited. We used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry (C19VPR) to assess risk of spontaneous abortion (SAB) among women receiving ≥1 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine up to 30 days before last menstrual period or during pregnancy. We calculated risk of SAB from 6 to 20 weeks' gestation using a fetuses-at-risk approach (n = 12,097). Pregnancies entered the risk pool at gestational age at vaccination. Risk of SAB in C19VPR was compared with pre-pandemic estimates. Cox proportional hazard models were used to compare risk by vaccine manufacturer. Cumulative risk of SAB was 10.79% (95%CI 10.01, 11.56). Risk of SAB among Moderna recipients was similar to Pfizer-BioNTech (adjusted hazard ratio 0.92; 95%CI 0.79, 1.07). Risk estimates of SAB were below or within pre-pandemic estimates. Generalizability may be limited due to homogeneity of the C19VPR cohort.

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Emory University (US), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (US)
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Risk of spontaneous abortion after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination received just prior to or during pregnancy: Complete data from CDC COVID-19 vaccine pregnancy registry — Ansley Waters, Sabrina A. Madni, et al. · Vaccine (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS