Maternal immunization, the vaccination of pregnant women to prevent maternal, foetal, and neonatal morbidity and mortality, has emerged as an exciting and rapidly expanding area of vaccine-preventable disease research and clinical practice over the past two decades. By leveraging the transfer of vaccine-induced maternal antibodies during pregnancy and breastfeeding, maternal immunization offers a unique opportunity to protect the mother, the foetus, and the infant simultaneously.

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Vaccination of Pregnant Women

  • Kirsten Maertens,
  • Odile Launay

摘要

Maternal immunization, the vaccination of pregnant women to prevent maternal, foetal, and neonatal morbidity and mortality, has emerged as an exciting and rapidly expanding area of vaccine-preventable disease research and clinical practice over the past two decades. By leveraging the transfer of vaccine-induced maternal antibodies during pregnancy and breastfeeding, maternal immunization offers a unique opportunity to protect the mother, the foetus, and the infant simultaneously.