Chapter title |
Epidemiological and Clinical Reasons for Vaccination Against Pertussis and Influenza in Pregnant Women.
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Chapter number | 95 |
Book title |
Environmental Biomedicine
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, November 2014
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DOI | 10.1007/5584_2014_95 |
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Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-914689-8, 978-3-31-914690-4
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Authors |
Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Krzysztof Korzeniewski, Maciej Gawlak, Katarzyna Zycińska, Kazimierz Wardyn, Ernest Kuchar, Katarzyna Życińska, Nitsch-Osuch, Aneta, Korzeniewski, Krzysztof, Gawlak, Maciej, Życińska, Katarzyna, Wardyn, Kazimierz, Kuchar, Ernest |
Abstract |
Vaccinations in pregnancy are an important aspect of prenatal care for improving both maternal health and neonatal outcomes. Despite the fact that protection against some infectious diseases for pregnant women can be easily provided through immunizations, current coverage rates are low. Two vaccines are notably recommended during pregnancy: influenza and the combined tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine. In this review the authors discuss current recommendations for vaccination against pertussis and influenza in pregnant women in terms of epidemiological, clinical, and immunological reasons, taking into account safety and effectiveness. Promoting patients' awareness about pertussis and influenza and encouraging general practitioners, nurses and obstetricians to recommend the pertussis booster and influenza vaccine will hopefully increase the number of pregnant women who choose to become vaccinated. |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 4 | 6% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 10% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
Other | 4 | 6% |
Unknown | 20 | 28% |