OBSTETRICS: PRECONCEPTION AND PRENATAL CAREEffectiveness of Vaccination During Pregnancy to Prevent Infant PertussisBaxter, Roger; Bartlett, Joan; Fireman, Bruce; Lewis, Edwin; Klein, Nicola P. Author Information Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, Oakland, CA Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey: November 2017 - Volume 72 - Issue 11 - p 629-630 doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000501 Buy Metrics Abstract (Abstracted from Pediatrics 2017;139(5):e20164091) Pertussis is a virulent and life-threatening respiratory infection, particularly in infants, caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. Tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, acellular pertussis (TDaP) vaccination during pregnancy is recommended to protect newborns against pertussis. Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
