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Immunizations and Pregnancy (cont.)

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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1998, updated 2007). Guidelines for Vaccinating Pregnant Women From Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/preg-guide.htm.

  2. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2010). Influenza vaccination during pregnancy. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 468. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 116(4): 1006–1007.

  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011). Updated recommendations for use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) in pregnant women and persons who have or anticipate having close contact with an infant aged <12 months: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 60(41): 1424–1426. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6041a4.htm?s_cid=mm6041a4_e&source=govdelivery.

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ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerJohn Pope, MD - Pediatrics
Specialist Medical ReviewerWilliam Atkinson, MD, MPH - Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Last RevisedFebruary 16, 2012

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