AN AUSTRALIA-WIDE study published in the international journal Vaccine has provided reassuring evidence on the safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy.
Menzies School of Health Research conducted a collaborative study involving 7,126 women from Darwin, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth over three consecutive years finding that women who had an influenza vaccine in pregnancy were not at increased risk of having a preterm or low birthweight baby compared with those who were not vaccinated.
The findings support the current recommendation in Australia to vaccinate all women who are pregnant during the influenza season.
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