title: Vaccination for pregnant women: need to address.
abstract: Pregnancy is a critically important state for any women in her life time. Administration of a vaccine to a pregnant woman is not a routine event and it is generally preferred to administer vaccines either prior to conception or in the postpartum period. Currently vaccination with inactivated vaccines are recommended due to potential risk to mother and fetus with live vaccines. Multiple factors determine the administration of the vaccines for example age, life style, medical conditions (e.g., asthma, diabetes etc.), type and location of travel and status of previous vaccination. If pregnant woman is exposed to these vaccines or if pregnancy occurs soon after vaccination, the women should be counselled regarding the risks to the fetus and vaccination should not be a reason to consider termination of pregnancy. Further research in vaccination among pregnancy is warranted for the safety of the pregnant women and their newborn for a healthy living and better life.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Community Medicine; PGIMS ; Rohtak , Haryana , India.
authors.forename: Bhumika
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: Harashish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.forename: Jagbir Singh
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choudhry
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines
keywords: BCG, Bacillus Calmette Guerin; HBsAg, Hepatitis B Antigen; Immunization; LAIV, Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine; MCV, Meningiococcal Vaccine; MMR, Measles Mumps Rubella; PCV, Pneumococcal Vaccine; PPSV, Pneumococcal Polysacchride; STD, Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Td, Tetanus Diphtheria; Tdap, Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertusis; inactivated; live attenuated; pregnancy; vaccination