Vaccinations during pregnancy

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The need to resort to vaccines during pregnancy stems from the opportunity to prevent pathogens from interfering with the normal intrauterine development of the fetal immune system. Vaccinating both the mother and the child acquire greater benefits for their health than the risk of contracting the disease. The three important vaccines in pregnancy are: rubella, pertussis and flu.

During pregnancy the immune system of women is altered as a consequence the chances of contracting the flu and developing important complications are high; in the latter case it could affect the possibility of a premature birth or a delayed intrauterine growth of the fetus. Less common but not negligible, is the risk of fever in the pregnant woman with the consequent possibility of developing congenital heart disease, defects in the neural tube and cleft lip in the unborn child.

Immunizing the mother, allows to increase the antibodies in the unborn child which can not be vaccinated until the third month.

Potentially more dangerous may be the consequences due to rubella contracted in pregnancy: ranging from possible malformations to the fetus to spontaneous abortion.

It is advisable for women planning to become pregnant, to carry out the Rubeo test, so that it is possible to evaluate the presence of antibodies directed against the Rubivirus responsible for the infection. Vaccination is not recommended during pregnancy as the vaccine is attenuated; in this regard, a prophylaxis is recommended at least one month before becoming pregnant.

Pertussis vaccine, in the form of trivalent, also protects from diphtheria and tetanus.Immunity, whether you have contracted the disease or vaccinated yourself, is not permanent. In this regard it is advisable to carry out the vaccine which has no side effects and allows adequate protection for the unborn child.