RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Vaccination in pregnancy: A call to all providers for help
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 157
OP 162
DO 10.3949/ccjm.88a.20111
VO 88
IS 3
A1 Jonathan D. Emery
A1 Daniel Moussa
YR 2021
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/88/3/157.abstract
AB Vaccination in pregnancy is an important part of maternity care, but maternal immunization rates continue to be below national benchmarks. Influenza and tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccinations have been shown to be safe and provide important protections to pregnant women, the fetus, and neonates. Although obstetrician-gynecologists provide the bulk of pregnancy care, general internists and medical specialists have frequent clinical encounters with maternity patients and should assist in immunization education and administration.