Mothers who forget to get vaccinated before and during pregnancy can get chickenpox, measles, flu... which increases the rate of fetal malformations, premature birth, stillbirth, and serious illness in newborns.
Ms. Huong (30 years old, Ca Mau) said she had chickenpox when she was pregnant with her first child in 2019, about 5 days before giving birth. The baby was isolated after birth, but at 10 days old, he still had blisters all over his body and had difficulty breathing, had to be put on a ventilator, and was treated intensively for 2 weeks.
At the end of September, she went to VNVC to get vaccinated against chickenpox in preparation for having a baby next year. She did not want her baby to be infected with the disease right from birth because she did not get vaccinated before pregnancy, so she consulted with doctors to get all the necessary vaccines, in addition to chickenpox.
Ms. Ha (35 years old) in Hanoi, has a 6-year-old son, but he looks like he is only 3 days old due to congenital mental retardation. Ha said that her body was normal and she did not feel sick during pregnancy, but when the baby was born, he had a birth defect. The doctor diagnosed her with measles or rubella during pregnancy but it was not detected and treated. There are vaccines to prevent these two diseases, but Ms. Ha said she did not get vaccinated because she felt healthy.
Dr. Bui Thanh Phong, Medical Manager of VNVC Vaccination System, said that pregnant women are vulnerable to infectious diseases, affecting the health and life of both mother and baby. The reason is that the mother's body's natural immunity is reduced to protect the fetus, preventing the body from rejecting the fetus. Therefore, the mother is susceptible to infectious diseases, and needs to prevent diseases through measures such as vaccination, isolation from sick people, nutrition and exercise to keep the body healthy... Vaccines help pregnant women avoid infectious diseases during pregnancy and help the baby to be born healthy, avoiding birth defects.
However, in the two cases mentioned above, the woman skipped the vaccination step during pregnancy. If the mother contracts chickenpox within 5 days before giving birth or 2 days after giving birth, the baby is at very high risk of congenital chickenpox with a mortality rate of up to 30%, due to the disease causing damage to multiple organs. If lucky enough to survive, the complications left behind such as respiratory failure, septic shock, meningitis, myelitis, optic neuritis... affect the child's physical and mental development later on.
Pregnant women with measles are at high risk of developing underdeveloped fetuses, stillbirths, birth defects, miscarriages, and premature births. Rubella can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, and babies born with congenital rubella syndrome, heart defects, cataracts, and congenital deafness.
Pregnant women get vaccinated against diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus. Photo: Moc Thao
In addition, some diseases also cause high rates of fetal malformations. For example, mumps, if the pregnant woman contracts the disease in the 16th week of pregnancy, about 10-20% of the fetus will have congenital malformations. If the mother contracts the disease in the last 3 months, the risk of premature birth and stillbirth increases. Pregnant women with the flu have a 4-fold increased risk of premature birth and low birth weight compared to those who do not contract the flu, and an increased rate of congenital malformations during the fetal stage such as congenital heart disease and cleft palate.
Therefore, Dr. Phong emphasized that women should have a plan to get fully vaccinated before and during pregnancy to protect their bodies and help their babies be born healthy. 3 months before pregnancy, women need to complete the vaccination regimen for chickenpox, measles, mumps, rubella, and not get these vaccines during pregnancy. 1 month before pregnancy, women need to get meningococcal, pneumococcal, hepatitis B, and HPV vaccines. Flu vaccine should be given at least 1 month before pregnancy or can be given in the middle or last 3 months of pregnancy. During pregnancy, pregnant women should get a single tetanus vaccine or a 3-in-1 combination vaccine for diphtheria - whooping cough - tetanus to prevent 3 diseases for pregnant women and newborns.
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At 9:00 a.m. on September 30, VNVC Vaccination System and Sanofi Pasteur pharmaceutical company organized "Pregnancy and Obstetrics Health Consultation Class No. 11" in two forms, in person and online, with the following contents:
Dangerous infectious diseases in the last 3 months of pregnancy shared by Dr. Bui Thanh Phong, Medical Manager of VNVC Vaccination System.
Practice taking care of your baby at home: bathing your baby, taking care of the umbilical cord, changing diapers... shared by NHS Dao Thi Thuy Loan, Obstetrics and Gynecology Center, Tam Anh General Hospital System.
The class takes place at VNVC Binh Thanh: L1-07, 08 Floor 01 Block A&C Richmond City Apartment Building, No. 207C Nguyen Xi, Ward 26, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City
Readers interested in participating can register here.
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