Six recent stillbirths and one miscarriage linked to Covid-19 infection

There have now been 11 cases of SARS-CoV2 placentitis identified in Ireland since the pandemic began. File picture

There have been six cases of stillbirth and one second-trimester miscarriage caused by Covid-19 in Ireland since January of this year.

The Faculty of Pathology and Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) confirmed the six cases were all linked to Covid placentitis – a coronavirus-related infection of the placenta.