Flu Shots Keep Pregnant Women And Their Babies Safe, But Many Are Skipping Them: CDC

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When you’re <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191011180317/https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/pregnancy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pregnant</a>, it can seem natural to start putting your own health on the back burner as the focus turns to all things baby.</p><p>But while we can sympathize with missed gym sessions and going an entire trimester without consuming a vegetable, there’s one very important healthcare step pregnant women should never skip, yet most are: getting their <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191011180317/https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2019/p1008-vaccination-moms-babies-unprotected.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">flu and whooping cough vaccines</a>.</p><p>Only 1 in 3 pregnant women in the U.S. get both vaccines, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And this can have grave repercussions for both mom and baby.</p><p>“Influenza and whooping cough can be deadly, especially in a baby’s first few months of life. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191011180317/https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/maternal-vaccines/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vaccinating women against these diseases</a> during each pregnancy helps protect both them and their babies,” CDC said in Tuesday’s report.</p><p>Pregnant women with the flu are more than twice as likely to be hospitalized, CDC noted, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191011180317/https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2019/p1008-vaccination-moms-babies-unprotected.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the flu is very dangerous for babies</a> (especially those less than six months old, who cannot get vaccinated themselves). Meanwhile, 69 per cent of whooping cough deaths happen in babies who are less than two months old.</p></div><figure class="content-list-component image"> <span class="share-bar-image-wrapper"><img class="image__src" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191011180317im_/https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5d9de5522100005009acbcb3.jpeg?cache=MiGMa0uqAh&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" aria-label="Routine vaccines during pregnancy protect both mom and baby, CDC" alt="Routine vaccines during pregnancy protect both mom and baby, CDC"> <div class="share-bar share-bar--instream"> <div class="share-bar__item pinterest" data-type="pinterest"> <a class="share-bar__item-link entry__link--omit icon-Social_Pinterest" data-pin-custom="true" href="" target="_blank"> </a> </div> </div> </span><div class="image__meta-wrapper"><span class="image__credit">Jovanmandic via Getty Images</span><figcaption class="image__caption">Routine vaccines during pregnancy protect both mom and baby, CDC notes.</figcaption></div></figure><div class="content-list-component text"><p>For the report, CDC surveyed 2,100 U.S. women ages 18 to 49 who were pregnant any time between Aug. 2018 and April 2019. While 54 per cent got their flu shot, and 53 per cent got the whooping cough vaccine (called Tdap), only 35 per cent got both. </p><p>“I want to reinforce that all expectant mothers should be up-to-date with recommended vaccinations as part of their <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191011180317/https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2019/p1008-vaccination-moms-babies-unprotected.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">routine prenatal care</a>,” CDC Director Robert Redfield said in a news release.</p><p>“CDC strongly recommends that health care providers speak with moms-to-be about the benefits of safe Tdap and flu vaccination for their health and the well-being of their babies.”</p><h3>Flu and whooping cough in Canada</h3><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191011180317/https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/flu-shot-2019_ca_5d9ce2cae4b06ddfc50fa75d?utm_hp_ref=ca-homepage" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Flu season in Canada</a> typically starts in late fall, with peaks in January and can last until May. Health Canada notes that young children and pregnant women are particularly at risk from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191011180317/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/flu-influenza/get-your-flu-shot.html#a2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-rapid-elm="context_link" data-rapid-sec="{"entry-text":"entry-text"}">suffering from complications</a> if they get the flu. </p><p>About 3,500 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191011180317/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/flu-influenza/health-professionals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canadian die each year from the flu</a>, Health Canada said.</p><p><em><strong>WATCH: Yes, pregnant women can get vaccines. 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target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HealthLink B.C.</a> adds that one to three people die from the illness in Canada each year — usually infants under three months old. </p><p>The agency recommends that all <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191011180317/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/vaccination-pregnancy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pregnant women get their flu and Tdap vaccines</a>. </p><p>“Vaccination with an inactivated flu vaccine lowers the risk for complications from flu during pregnancy and after your baby is born,” Health Canada said on its website.</p><p>Health Canada noted in its <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191011180317/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/canadian-immunization-guide-part-3-vaccination-specific-populations/page-4-immunization-pregnancy-breastfeeding.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canadian Immunization Guide</a> that getting the Tdap vaccine in 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