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Chapter 66 - Immunization in Pregnancy

from Section 8 - Public Health Issues in Obstetrics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

By
Babill Stray-Pedersen ,
Kirsten Maertens ,
Elke Leuridan  and
Gilbert G. G. Donders
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

Immunization is one of the most effective preventive health measures; it reduces the incidence and severity of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, saving millions of people from illness, disability and death every year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), safe and effective vaccines protecting against 26 different diseases are currently available, while another 24 vaccines are under development (Figure 66.1) [1, 2].

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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 , pp. 532 - 540
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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