Whether or not to vaccinate women in the state and mothers who are breastfeeding? After all, it is well known that any medication during these periods should be prescribed with caution. Consider the important cases
In practice, for ethical reasons, experiments have been conducted. But in the medical literature describes some cases the introduction of the living vaccinesduring pregnancy, mostly in the early stages or epidemiological indications, no further negative effects on the fetus.
Which vaccines may be administered to pregnant
The living are vaccines against measles, mumps, rubella, polio, BCG (against tuberculosis) and some others.
* Polio, there are 2 types of vaccines: live and inaktivovana (inanimate).
All vaccinations during pregnancy can be divided into 3 types:
• Recommended: those that aim to protect the mother and / or baby from dangerous diseases (influenza, whooping cough)
• The indications: entered when the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks (vaccinated against rabies bites animals from different infections in cases of outbreaks and epidemics of viral hepatitis B are at high risk infection);
• not recommended: Live vaccines - only in cases where the benefits far exceed the risks can be applied (the vaccine against yellow fever).
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Vaccinations against the most dangerous diseases and possible complications
In Ukraine, there is no approved recommendations for mandatory vaccination of pregnant women. But doctors are allowed to use the achievements of the world of medical science: protocols, guidelines, clinical guidelines developed in other countries and have a sufficient evidentiary basis. Thus, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the European pharmaceutical community is encouraged to do pregnant women be vaccinated against whooping cough and influenza in order to best protect the mother and baby.
Flu.This infection is different from other acute respiratory infections if the largest number of severe complications. Unfortunately, the future mothers - is not only an easy target for the flu, but the risk of developing viral pneumonia and unfavorable course of the disease. That is, vaccination against influenza is to protect the health and life of most pregnant women.
Graft held every year before the expected increase in the incidence regardless of gestational age. It uses an inactivated vaccine, ie one that does not contain live virus. Accordingly, the cause of the disease can not be vaccinated!
Complications. In general, the vaccine against the flu causes complications are very rare. In most cases, side effects are manifested in the form of soreness and redness at the injection site in 2-3 days, also be a slight increase in body temperature. These conditions usually do not require treatment, and tested independently.
Whooping cough. This disease can affect people of all ages, the greatest danger is for toddlers up to two years. Immunity against whooping cough is short: after a course of vaccinations, and even after the disease organism produces only protect for 4-7 years. Therefore, students and adults, too, are sometimes picked up an infection, and although they suffer mostly easy, can be very dangerous for infants in their environment. Pertussis is transmitted by airborne droplets, the main symptom is severe spasmodic cough, which in young children can cause respiratory and cerebrovascular accidents.
The first vaccination against whooping cough crumb gets two months of age, and receptive to this terrible disease is from birth. Therefore, in order to form a protection for that period, scientists have proposed to vaccinate pregnant women in 2-3 trimester.
Thus the mother produces antibodies cross the placenta and can protect children in the first months of life. Subsequently, the child will receive the necessary vaccines, and have developed their own protection. These recommendations have already been implemented in the United States and many European countries.
Vaccination against pertussis carried out after 20 weeks of each pregnancy, optimally - at 27-32 weeks, using a variety of DTP vaccine (against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus) for adults. This formulation does not contain live microbes, therefore, can not cause disease. The "extra" doses of diphtheria and tetanus do not harm the body, but separate pertussis vaccine does not yet exist, so all introduced a trio. However, taking into account Ukrainian realities, doses of diphtheria and tetanus are rarely superfluous.
To maximize exclude whooping cough in children, it is recommended to additionally use a method called a cocoon - vaccinated against this infection all the near environment of the newborn: brothers and sisters, father, other relatives, nannies.
Side effects of DPT vaccine similar to that of influenza vaccine. By the way, it can be done in one day in different parts of the body, if necessary, the two vaccinations.
Unfortunately, vaccination of pregnant women is possible only at their own expense. And not all doctors are quite aware of the vaccinations are often hesitant to make their moms. But progressive obstetricians, pediatricians and family physicians are increasing, and the chances of protection against vaccine-preventable diseases - above!
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