If an expectant mother gets sick during pregnancy, she will not only feel uncomfortable, but it will also affect the health of the fetus and baby. Therefore, in order to prevent diseases, many female friends who are actively preparing for pregnancy hope to be vaccinated before pregnancy to reduce the occurrence of diseases. probability. Which vaccines should be injected before pregnancy?
Which vaccines are recommended to be vaccinated before pregnancy?
1. Rubella vaccine
If expectant mothers are infected with the rubella virus during pregnancy, 25% of expectant mothers infected with rubella will suffer from threatened abortion, miscarriage, and fetal loss in the early pregnancy. Death in utero and other serious consequences. Not only that, rubella may also cause congenital malformations in the fetus, such as deafness, cataracts, and congenital heart disease. To avoid these risks, immunization can be done in advance during preparation for pregnancy. Before injecting the vaccine, you should go to the hospital for corresponding examinations. Only those with negative rubella antibody IgG are suitable for vaccination.
Injection time: at least 3 months before pregnancy
2. Hepatitis B vaccine
Mother-to-child transmission is one of the important transmission routes of hepatitis B. Hepatitis B virus can directly infect fetuses through the placental barrier, causing 85%-90% of fetuses to become hepatitis B virus carriers at birth. To prevent hepatitis B, it is recommended that women preparing for pregnancy get the hepatitis B vaccine in advance.
Injection time: Starting from the first injection of hepatitis B vaccine, the second injection is injected 1 month later, and the third injection is injected at 6 months. Based on this time calculation, it is recommended that female friends who are preparing for pregnancy should be injected 9 days before pregnancy. injections every month. However, given that some people are still unable to produce antibodies after the third dose of the vaccine, in order to ensure successful immunity, female friends may wish to advance the injection time by a few months.
Special reminder: Zhong Yanfang, chief physician of Guangdong Maternal and Child Health Hospital, said that in order to prevent diseases, women who are preparing for pregnancy can take hepatitis B vaccine and rubella vaccine before pregnancy, but not all expectant mothers need it. Before planning an injection, female friends should undergo liver function tests and rubella tests before deciding whether they need vaccination.
Is a flu shot required?
Once the flu breaks out, it is extremely contagious. Is it necessary to get a flu vaccine before pregnancy? In this regard, Chief Physician Zhong said that for people with normal physique, doctors do not recommend that everyone get the flu vaccine. Because influenza viruses mutate quickly, even the flu vaccine may not be 100% protective. On the contrary, due to individual differences, some female friends who are preparing for pregnancy develop fever after receiving the vaccine.and other symptoms, leading to physical discomfort. However, if a female friend’s resistance is very weak and she is already particularly susceptible to influenza infection in daily life, and she is worried about being infected with influenza during pregnancy, she can communicate with her doctor and get vaccinated under the guidance of her doctor.
Special reminder: Female friends who are actively preparing for pregnancy must consult a professional doctor before deciding to undergo vaccination. The doctor will make the best plan based on the female friend’s actual situation to obtain the best results. Best immune effect. In addition, the more vaccinations, the better. Moderate exercise, a balanced diet, and improving one\’s own immunity are the things that need to be paid more attention to when conceiving a baby.