10% of all Covid-19 patients in ICU are pregnant women

In Northern Ireland, a young woman was widely reported to have died from Covid-19 soon after giving birth at the weekend. File photo

Pregnant women account for almost one in 10 (9.5%) Covid-19 patients in Intensive Care Units in Irish hospitals since the end of June, with low vaccine take-up an ongoing issue among expectant mothers.

Pregnant women make up 4% of all hospital admissions in that time, and about 1% of all identified Covid-19 cases are pregnant or postpartum women.