An Update on the Influenzae Vaccination during Pregnancy as posted on Medscape:
Posted 01/05/2009
Tamar F. Barlam, M.D.; Dennis L. Kasper, M.D.
Influenza is a serious disease in pregnant women and young infants, often prompting hospitalization. Transplacentally passed maternal antibodies can protect infants during the first months of life. Currently, it is recommended that pregnant women be immunized with the inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine. However, compliance with this recommendation is low. The vaccine is not licensed for infants <6 months of age, and antiviral agents are not licensed for children <1 year of age. Thus prevention of influenza by other means is an important goal.
The Mother's Gift project is a prospective, controlled, randomized, blinded trial of maternal immunization in Bangladesh. Its aim is to assess the safety and immunogenicity of pneumococcal vaccines.
This study provides data indicating that maternal vaccination for influenza is safe and efficacious, reducing illness among both mothers and infants. Antenatal immunization should be considered as an important strategy for the prevention of influenza.
Read entire article here.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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We all know that being pregnant is very sensitive in any illnesses as much as possible we want them to avoid this things.The important thing is we secure the pregnant women from any illnesses so that we can't have any problem.
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