Immunizations During Pregnancy

Immunizations during pregnancy must be carefully considered, weighing the risk of the immunization against the risk of acquiring the disease for which the patient is being immunized.

Some immunizations are generally considered safe...some are not. Here is a partial listing of some of the immunizations considered during pregnancy.

Tetanus Booster	Safe during pregnancy.
Diphtheria Toxoid	Safe during pregnancy.
Hepatitis B vaccine	May be safely given to pregnant women who are at high risk of exposure.
Influenza or pneumococcal immunization	May be given to pregnant women if they are at increased risk of these conditions.
Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine	Do not give to a woman while pregnant but defer until after the pregnancy.
Yellow Fever	Can and should be given to pregnant women traveling to areas where Yellow Fever endemic.
Polio	Can and should be given to pregnant women traveling to areas where polio is endemic.
Anthrax Immunization	Do not administer during pregnancy.
Immune globulin	May be given any time it is clinically indicated.