Vaccination before and during pregnancy
For the protection of the mother and infants, vaccination is essential against potentially serious diseases (darling, flu or COVID-19). Before pregnancy, it is therefore necessary to update its vaccination status if necessary and above all to carry out the vaccinations which cannot be so during pregnancy.
It is possible to be vaccinated at different times of pregnancy:
Before pregnancy
Vaccines against measles rubbing mumps (ROR) and against chickenpox are to be achieved at least a month before the start of pregnancy.
During pregnancy
Vaccines against diseases such as flu, covid-19 and darling are to be achieved during pregnancy:
- For the flu: whatever the pregnancy stage, before the annual epidemic
- For the COVVI-19: before the 1st quarter
- For darling: from the 2nd quarter (preferably between the 5th and the 8th month). A reminder is to be made at each pregnancy.
- For the syncitial respiratory virus (VRS): between the 32nd and 36th week of amenorrhea, between September and the end of the endemic period. A period of 14 days with the vaccination against darling is recommended.
Another choice of treatment also exists, in the form of antibodies administered to the baby directly after birth.
Why get vaccinated during pregnancy?
During pregnancy, certain diseases may have serious consequences for the mother and her infant: risk of infection resulting in possible complications (pulmonary, heart, miscarriage). Antibodies transmitted by a pregnant woman vaccinated to her baby provide the necessary defensesallowing the child to fight against these diseases from birth while waiting for his own vaccination.
The side effects are very moderate and identical to any vaccination (headache, fatigue, muscle pain). According to current knowledge, the benefits of vaccination for pregnant women and the birth of being born exceed the risks.
