Vaccination in pregnant and postpartum women

Abstract

Alert gynecologists and obstetricians about the importance of vaccinating pregnant and postpartum women; • Address immunological changes in pregnancy and the puerperal period and susceptibility to infections; • Highlight the maternal and fetal advantages of vaccination during pregnancy and lactation and offer tools that help obstetricians to convince their patients to adhere to vaccination; • Describe the vaccines routinely recommended during pregnancy and puerperal period; • Address vaccines given sporadically during pregnancy and puerperal period; • Alert about contraindicated vaccines during pregnancy and inform risks of inadvertent use; • Address future perspectives on the vaccination of pregnant women.

Percepção de acadêmicos de medicina do primeiro ao sexto ano e de professores médicos a respeito da vacinação em uma escola de Medicina

“…Dentre as vacinas contraindicadas para as gestantes estão as de vírus vivo atenuado. Recomenda-se a vacinação das grávidas contra DTPa (permitida somente após 20ª semana de gestação), hepatite B e influenza (Lajos et al, 2020) Atualmente, foi adicionada a vacina contra o coronavírus, recomendado para gestantes e puérperas (até 45 dias após o parto), a partir de 18 anos. As vacinas permitidas são aquelas que não contenham vetor viral -Sinovac/Butantan e Pfizer/Wyethdevendo ser evitadas Astrazeneca e Johnson (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária -Anvisa, 2021).…”

Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic and social media on the behaviour of pregnant and lactating women towards vaccination: a scoping review

“…12 Therefore, if women did not receive a pertussis and/or influenza vaccine during pregnancy or are not yet fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with the advised vaccine doses, it is recommended to vaccinate in the postpartum period. 16 17 …”

“…Subsequently, these vaccine-induced antibodies are transferred from mother to baby across the placenta during pregnancy and via breastfeeding after birth 12. Therefore, if women did not receive a pertussis and/or influenza vaccine during pregnancy or are not yet fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with the advised vaccine doses, it is recommended to vaccinate in the postpartum period 16 17…”