The CDC Changes Its Stance on the COVID-19 Vaccine

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

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🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Organizations like the CDC and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists play a significant role in shaping the recommendations your doctor or midwife gives you during pregnancy. When the CDC updates its guidance, it influences clinical care, insurance coverage, and how providers counsel patients. In this episode, we explore the recent decision to no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for children and pregnant women. Learn what this means for your prenatal care and how you can navigate this update with your provider.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Martin.
0:10.5	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast.
0:15.3	I know I typically do Q&A episodes on Wednesday.
0:19.2	Today is a little bit different because there is some breaking
0:22.6	news that you need to be aware of. And that is that the CDC has changed its stance on the COVID-19
0:29.6	vaccines. Organizations like the CDC and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
0:36.8	play a significant role in shaping
0:39.5	the recommendations that your doctor or midwife gives you during pregnancy.
0:44.6	When the CDC updates its guidance, it influences clinical practice, insurance coverage,
0:51.4	and how providers counsel patients. In this episode, we explore the recent
0:57.1	decision to no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for children and pregnant women. Learn what
1:04.3	this means for your prenatal care and how you can navigate this update with your provider.
1:10.5	You can find the complete article and all of the
1:13.8	resources for this episode at Pregnancypodcast.com slash CDC. You are currently listening to the
1:23.8	public feed of the podcast, which gives you access to add supported content for the last
1:29.2	year. You're missing out on hundreds of episodes that deep dive into every topic regarding your
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2:04.3	Check out Pregnancy Podcast Premium at Pregnancypodcast.com slash premium.
2:12.9	Thank you to Zoller for their support.
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