Six cases of stillbirth and one case of second trimester miscarriage have been caused by Covid-19 since January, according to the RCPI Faculty of Pathology and the Institute of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists.
A statement released this afternoon said: "There have been six cases of stillbirth and one case of second trimester miscarriage caused by SARS-CoV2 placentitis since January 2021 in Ireland. "The six cases are on a background of a total of 11 cases of SARS-CoV2 placentitis identified in Ireland since the start of the pandemic. "Results to date, from the babies' deaths, indicate a link with the B117 variant of concern which may explain why this finding was not a significant feature of the 1st and 2nd waves in 2020. "It may also