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Schoolgirls who get the HPV vaccination could be less likely to have severe pregnancy complications in later life, a study suggests. Teenagers aged 12 and 13 are offered the vaccine which protects against the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Since 2008, girls have been offered the jab which protects against a number of cancers including cervical, mouth and throat cancer. Now researchers from the University of Aberdeen said the vaccine “may also protect against serious pregnancy-related complications”.

The new study, the first of its kind, examined pregnancy complications and vaccination rates among 9,200 women from Aberdeen between 2006 and 2020. Incidences of pre-eclampsia, water breaking early and bleeding after 24 weeks were significantly reduced in women who had been vac

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