Tdap vaccination during pregnancy to reduce pertussis infection in young infants Page 1 Vol
59: MAY • MAI 2013 | Canadian Family Physician • Le Médecin de famille canadien 497 …

Background Worldwide, pertussis remains a major health problem among children. During
the recent outbreaks of pertussis, maternal antenatal immunisation was introduced in …

Background Guidelines for protecting young infants from pertussis now recommend
maternal pertussis booster vaccination (dTpa) during pregnancy (3 rd trimester) over …

Objective Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy has recently been recommended in both
the USA and UK to prevent pertussis infection in infants. While there are no apparent safety …

TO THE EDITOR—We welcome the contribution of Healy et al [1] on (pre)-pregnancy
diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (dTpa) immunization, as scientific evidence on …

Pertussis continues to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children
worldwide, particularly among infants too young to be vaccinated or who are unvaccinated …

Abstract Background New Zealand has funded the administration of tetanus, diphtheria and
acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during pregnancy to prevent infant pertussis since 2013 …

The WHO recommends vaccination of all children against pertussis. However, newborn
infants remain vulnerable to infection. Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy has been …

Background: To decrease neonatal pertussis incidence, The Australian Immunisation
Handbook recommends administration of diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis (dTpa) vaccine to all …

Objective To evaluate the safety of maternal pertussis vaccination on pregnancy and birth
outcomes. Methods The study population comprised 1272 healthy nulliparous pregnant …