Zika virus, influenza, and Ebola have called attention to the ways in which infectious disease
outbreaks can severely–and at times uniquely–affect the health interests of pregnant women …

Pregnancy and the postpartum period are associated with elevated risks to both mother and
infant from infectious disease. Vaccination of pregnant women, also called maternal …

Immunizing pregnant women is a promising strategy to reduce infectious disease-related
morbidity and mortality in pregnant women and their infants. Important pre-requisites for the …

ABSTRACT The Maternal Neonatal Tetanus Elimination program is proof of concept for the
feasibility and potential for maternal immunization to reduce neonatal mortality particularly in …

Executive summary Maternal immunization can play an important role in improving
maternal, fetal and neonatal health and has the potential to be an important tool in the public …

The importance of active, participant-centred monitoring of adverse events following
immunisation (AEFI) is increasingly recognised as a valuable adjunct to traditional passive …

Objectives To examine the characteristics of existing maternal tetanus immunization
programmes for pregnant women in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to …

Maternal vaccination offers the opportunity to protect pregnant women and their infants
against potentially serious disease. As both pregnant women and their newborns are …

Immunological and serological changes that occur during pregnancy can alter the
susceptibility of both the mother and the fetus against various infectious diseases. The …

Seasonal influenza vaccines are frequently reformulated, leading to specific challenges for
continuous benefit/risk monitoring. In 2014, the European Medicines Agency started …