Pregnant women 'afterthought' in Covid jab rollout

Pregnant women have been an 'afterthought' during the coronavirus pandemic and some of their deaths were 'preventable', a leading scientist has told Newsnight. Data shows there have been at least 40 maternal deaths from Covid in the UK. Almost all were unvaccinated and more than half happened after pregnant women were advised to take-up the vaccine. The regulator says vaccines during pregnancy are 'safe'. Professor Marian Knight, who investigates every maternal death in the UK, said lifesaving messaging is still 'struggling' to reach