National Immunization Awareness Month

Maternal Tdap vaccination helps protect infants. Newborn babies are at the greatest risk for developing pertussis and its life-threatening complications. Flu vaccination during pregnancy is safe and helps protect babies from flu for several months after birth. This is important because babies younger than 6 months of age are too young to get a flu vaccine. As the most valued and trusted source of health information for pregnant women, it’s important that ob-gyns, midwives, and other healthcare professionals recommend maternal vaccines to their patients.