Experts address COVID-19 vaccine myths, safety evidence, and how to frame the benefits of vaccination in pregnancy.
|Articles|August 10, 2020
Can maternal flu shots during pregnancy negatively impact early childhood health outcomes?
Author(s)Lindsey Carr, Editor
A literature review in Pediatrics sought to understand more about the possible impacts.
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Little is known about whether maternal vaccinations during pregnancy impact early childhood health outcomes in children. A literature review in Pediatrics sought to understand more about the possible impacts.
Of 3647 records, 9 met the inclusion criteria and all had a study period between 1980 and 2012. In these few studies, researchers found that in-utero exposure to an influenza vaccine was not linked to adverse outcomes in early childhood but emphasize the need for further research.
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