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. 2021 Aug 13;39(40):5891–5908. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.08.034

Table 3.

Adjusted relative effects comparing exposed vs. not exposed pregnant participants by vaccine components/platforms.

Exposure References Pregnant participants Studies (%) Adjusted relative effects# $ (exposed vs no exposed)
AS03 [22], [24], [25], [26], [27], [31], [32], [34], [35], [38], [39], [40], [41], [42], [43], [44], [50], [51], [52], [53], [54], [56], [57], [59] 536,240 23 (60%) Congenital malformation: 0.98–1.01
Fetal death 0.66–0.88
Early neonatal death: 0.82–1.02
Later death: 0.78
Preterm delivery 0.86–1.00 (Very preterm 0.73$–0.90)
Low birth weight/small at term 0.86–1.04
(<10th & 3rd percentile: 0.90 & 0.81; very low birth weight 0.84)
Low Apgar score at term 0.97–1.08
Gestational diabetes 0.94
Pre-eclampsia: 0.99
Stillbirth: 0.77 to1.05
Caesarean section: 0.94
Peripartum complications: 0.65$
*Aluminum phosphate [28], [36], [45], [46], [49] 1,852,842 5 (13%) Preterm birth: 0.99
Low birth weight at term: 1.19
Small for gestational age (<10th percentile): 1.09
*Aluminum salts only [29], [30], [47], [48], [55] 8,025 5 (13%) Stillbirth: 0.49$
Gestational hypertension 0.85–1.02
Gestational diabetes: 0.9–1.06
Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia: 0.92–1.07
Cesarean delivery: 1.01
Pre-term birth (<37 weeks): 0.83–1.14
Low birth weight (<2500 g): 1.05–1.21
Small for gestational age at birth: 1.13–1.32
*CpG 1018 & Aluminum salts [23], [37] 1,735 2 (5%) Not available
ISCOM-Matrix [33] 10 1 (3%) Not available
mRNA-LNP [4] 84 1 (3%) Not available
ChAdOx1 RVF [58] 16 1 (3%) Not available

* Any aluminum exposure 1,861,462 pregnant participants from 11 studies; LNP: lipid nanoparticle.

# Adjusted Hazard Ratio; Relative Risk or Odds Ratio; $ statistically significant.