There is significant evidence that vaccines are safe and effective in pregnant women. But many did not receive important vaccinations during pregnancy.
These vaccines can protect parents and children against influenza, tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough and Covid-19. But without them, parents and their children will not be vaccinated against these serious and potentially life-threatening diseases.
The new research findings, summarized in the executive summary, are based on the white paper “Improving maternal health coverage: Addressing policy challenges, data, and implementation strategies to increase the cost of maternal vaccinations in the United States,” published in 2021.
Authors of the
White Paper include Healthy Women, Adult Immunization Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Public Health Association, AHIP, Association of Health Plans Mothers and Babies, Women’s Health, Association of Midwives and Obstetric Nurses, March of Dimes, Hispanic Nurses. Association, National Association of Black Nurses, National Alliance for Children’s Health, Children’s Quality Network, Parents and Parents, and
Medical Association to Protect Your Family.
CDC Deputy Director Dr. “Flu and whooping cough (or whooping cough) are serious diseases that can kill children, especially children too young to be vaccinated right away,” says Anne Schuchat. Tuesday.
However, when women receive these vaccines during pregnancy, the antibodies pass to the baby and provide protection when the babies are too young to be protected.
Schuchat emphasized that the vaccine is also beneficial for pregnant women.
“Pregnant women are twice as likely to be hospitalized if they catch the flu than older women during flu season.”
But as a new CDC report shows, too few pregnant American women are getting the vaccines they need.
The agency surveyed approximately 2,100 women ages 18 to 49 who were pregnant between August 2018 and April 2019. Of these, 54% stated that they had had influenza before or during pregnancy, and 55% stated that theyhad been vaccinated against whooping cough during pregnancy.
The report also found the number
. This could mean more pregnant women get sick.
According to CDC studies, 24% to 34% of all women ages 15 to 44 hospitalized with the flu since 2010 were pregnant, although 9% of U.S. women in this age group become pregnant at any time of the year.
“Women have enough problems to deal with when they get pregnant without having to endure a grueling hospital stay if they catch the flu,” Schuchat said.
Overall, only 35 percent of women receive both vaccines during pregnancy, the CDC said.
, MD, an obstetrician-gynecologist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Laura Riley said: “The number is much lower than it should be and that’s unfortunate given the benefits this disease brings to parents and children with these vaccines. She said the figures may be low because they came from an online survey based on patient recall.
But
Riley added that it’s important for pregnant women to avoid the flu. “If they get the flu, they have a greater risk of serious complications such asadmission to intensive care, maternal death, preterm labor, and premature birth,” he explained.
Research has shown that women who have a healthcare provider or refer them for vaccination are more likely to be vaccinated. Studies have shown that black women have lower rates than women of other races/ethnicities and are less likely to report being offered or referred for birth control.
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The CDC recommends that all pregnant women receive the flu vaccine at any stage of pregnancy and whooping cough vaccine (Tdap) as early as the third trimester as part of routine prenatal care.
According to a recent study, the flu vaccine reduces a pregnant woman’s risk of being hospitalized due to flu by an average of 40%.
Flu is also dangerous for children, especially children under 6 months. They are too young to get the flu and have the highest rates of hospitalization and death from the flu among children.
According to the CDC, flu vaccination for pregnant women reduces the risk of flu-related hospitalization for babies younger than 6 months by an average of 72%.
And whooping cough can be fatal, especially before children are vaccinated at 2 months of age. Two-thirds of children under 2 months of age with this disease need medical attention. Abantu barindwi kuri icumi bapfuye bazize inkorora (69%) bibaho kuri iyo myaka.
Urukingo rwa Tdap mu gihembwe cya gatatu cyo gutwita rurinda hejuru ya 78% y inkorora yibana ku bana bato bafite amezi 2.
Schuchat yavuze ko abagore benshi bashobora kuba bafite imyizerere yibeshya ko basanzwe barinzwe.
Mu kiganiro n’abanyamakuru yagize ati: “Abagore benshi batekereza ko batagikeneye mu gihe batwite kuko bakiriye (Tdap) mbere”. Ati: “Ariko kuva mu 2012, twasabye abagore kubona Tdap kurasa buri gihe batwite.”
Naho ku mugore uwo ari we wese utakingiwe, Schuchat yagize ati: “Izi nkingo zagaragaye inshuro nyinshi ko zifite umutekano ku bagore batwite ndetse no ku bana babo bakura.”
, Dr. Amanda Cohn, umuyobozi mukuru w’ubuvuzi w’ikigo cy’igihugu gishinzwe gukingira n’indwara z’ubuhumekero, yahamagariye abaganga n’ababyaza kuganira ku kamaro ko gukingira ababyeyi n’abarwayi batwite.
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield emphasized this point.
“All expectant mothers should be up to date on prenatal vaccination,” the CDC said. “CDC encourages healthcare providers to talk to parents about the benefits of the Tdap vaccine and flu vaccine for their and their children’s health,” she said.
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