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Report of the WHO technical consultation on the effect of maternal influenza and influenza vaccination on the developing fetus: Montreal, Canada, September 30-October 1, 2015
- Source :
- Vaccine
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a position paper on influenza vaccination recommending that pregnant women have the highest priority for seasonal vaccination in countries where the initiation or expansion of influenza immunization programs is under consideration. Although the primary goal of the WHO recommendation is to prevent influenza illness in pregnant women, the potential benefits of maternal immunization in protecting young infants are also recognized. The extent to which maternal influenza vaccination may prevent adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth or small-for-gestational-age birth, however, is unclear as available studies are in disagreement. To inform WHO about the empirical evidence relating to possible benefits of influenza vaccination on birth outcomes, a consultation of experts was held in Montreal, Canada, September 30–October 1, 2015. Presentations and discussions covered a broad range of issues, including influenza virus infection during pregnancy and its effect on the health of the mother and the fetus, possible biological mechanisms for adverse birth outcomes following maternal influenza illness, evidence on birth outcomes following influenza illness during pregnancy, evidence from both observational studies and randomized controlled trials on birth outcomes following influenza vaccination of pregnant women, and methodological issues. This report provides an overview of the presentations, discussions and conclusions.
- Subjects :
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
World Health Organization
World health
Article
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
law
Pregnancy
Influenza, Human
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Maternal-Fetal Exchange
Fetus
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
General Veterinary
General Immunology and Microbiology
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pregnancy Outcome
medicine.disease
Vaccination
Infectious Diseases
Immunization
Influenza Vaccines
Maternal Exposure
Family medicine
Molecular Medicine
Position paper
Observational study
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18732518
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 18
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Vaccine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f475f2b6f886c8ad9ae93ca6cc933fb2