All vaccines given during pregnancy theoretically pose a risk to the baby. Vaccination is recommended for pregnant women if the risk of contact with the disease is high or if the infection poses a serious risk to the mother and baby.
Reviewing vaccination records with health professionals before pregnancy and completing missing vaccinations are important for both the mother to have a healthy pregnancy and the healthy birth of the baby.
You should not get pregnant for 1 month after the live virus vaccines (MMR, Chickenpox).
All vaccines given during pregnancy theoretically pose a risk to the baby. Vaccination is recommended for pregnant women if the risk of contact with the disease is high or if the infection poses a serious risk to the mother and baby.
If the vaccine is necessary, it is recommended to be administered in the second or third trimester in terms of possible teratogenicity risk.
Vaccine applications during pregnancy are as follows:
- Tetanus (Td): Pregnant women who have not been vaccinated with Td in the last 10 years, but who have been vaccinated more than 10 years ago, are given a booster. For those who have not been vaccinated before 10 years, at the 4th month of pregnancy (or at the first encounter after the 4th month) I. dose, at least 4 weeks after Td 1, II. dose, at least 6 months after Td 2 III. dose is applied.
- Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, Meningococcal, Pneumococcal, Rabies vaccines: It can be applied to those who are at risk of infection and complications, if necessary.
- Influenza vaccine: Inactivated influenza vaccines can be administered during the flu season. Live influenza vaccines are not administered.
- MMR, Chickenpox, OPV, Live intranasal influenza vaccines: Live virus vaccines are not administered to pregnant women. In case of pregnancy, smallpox vaccine and OPV are also not administered to household contacts.
- HPV vaccine: It should be postponed during pregnancy.