Health Care Pregnancy Provider Resources

We’ve put together some resources in case you want to learn more about immunizations for a healthy pregnancy.

CDC Personalized Assistance

To get answers to your specific questions (in English or Spanish):

• e-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov, or 
• call: 800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)

Online Resources

General Immunization

• www.eziz.org (California Department of Public Health)
  A one-stop shop for immunization training and resources.

Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

• Stop Pertussis: Pregnant Women Rely on You (California Department of Public Health)
  Information about preventing, diagnosing, and treating pertussis in pregnant women.
• CDPH Pertussis Immunization Policy July 2010 (California Department of Public Health)
  CDPH pertussis immunization policy and recommendations.
• ACOG Guidelines for Tdap and Pregnant Women (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
  A July 22, 2010 letter from District IX Chair restating ACOG’s Tdap guidelines. 
• Pertussis is Epidemic: Think, Test, Treat, and Reduce Transmission | Spanish (California Department of Public Health)
  Information about testing and treating for pertussis. 
• Pertussis: Laboratory Testing (California Department of Public Health)
  Guidance for obtaining specimens and laboratory diagnosis of pertussis.
• Immunization Screening Form | Editable Word Version (California Department of Public Health)
  Tdap screening form.
• Tdap Expansion Program (California Department of Public Health)
  Information about free vaccine available to birthing hospitals.
• Tetanus Prophylaxis (California Department of Public Health)
  CDPH recommendations for tetanus prophylaxis in wound management.
• Vial Mixup Chart: Tdap or DTaP (California Department of Public Health)
  Vaccine vial chart.
• Tetanus Booster poster | Spanish (California Department of Public Health)
  Information about Tdap for healthcare providers.
• Videos about Pertussis: Recognition, Treatment, and Vaccination (scroll to bottom of page) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Billing and Reporting
  References for billing and reporting for vaccines and their administration.
• General pertussis information (California Department of Public Health)
  Information and resources.

General Immunization and Pregnancy

• Immunization and Pregnancy Vaccines Chart (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  A color “quick-guide” that outlines vaccine recommendations for pregnancy.
• Guidelines for Vaccinating Pregnant Women (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  A comprehensive publication discussing the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for vaccinating pregnant women.
• Immunization and Pregnancy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  A color flyer about vaccines to help keep pregnant women and their growing families healthy.
• Vaccination and Pregnancy (Immunization Action Coalition)
  Links to recommendations, resources, and journal articles.

Hepatitis B

• 2007 Physician’s Guide to Hepatitis B (Asian Liver Center at Stanford University)
  A handbook featuring the latest information on the incidence, transmission, detection, prevention, and management of hepatitis B and liver cancer, including pregnancy information. 

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (California Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch)
  Extensive information on HPV and the HPV vaccine.

Influenza

• Prevention and Control of Influenza (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  July 13, 2007 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for preventing and controlling influenza, including pregnancy and flu vaccine recommendations.

Influenza – H1N1 (swine flu)

• Novel H1N1 Influenza: Resources for Clinicians (CDC)
  Extensive information for clinicians regarding the pandemic H1N1 virus.
• 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine and Pregnant Women: Information for Healthcare Providers (CDC)
  Questions and answers for providers about H1N1 and pregnancy.
• Updated Interim Recommendations for the Use of Antiviral Medications in the Treatment and Prevention of Influenza for Ob-Gyns (CDC)
  Information for providers about antivirals and pregnancy.
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
  Announcements and updates from ACOG regarding H1N1.
• 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus and Seasonal Influenza Virus (ACOG)
  Resources and Links from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
• Considerations Regarding Novel H1N1 Flu Virus in Obstetric Settings (CDC)
  Guidance for prevention and management of pandemic H1N1 virus infection in inpatient and out-patient obstetric settings.
• Pregnant Women (CDC)
  Considerations for clinicians, including interim guidance on the use of influenza antiviral treatment of pregnant women.
• Severe 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Pregnant and Postpartum Women in California (The NEJM)
  Article concluding 2009 H1N1 causes severe illness and death in pregnant and postpartum women.

MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine)

• Revised Rubella-Containing Vaccine Recommendation (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  December 14, 2001 revised recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for avoiding pregnancy after receiving a rubella-containing vaccine.
• Vaccine Use and Strategies for Elimination of Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome and Control of Mumps: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  May 22, 1998 recommendations of the ACIP for preventing and controlling measles, mumps, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome.

Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine)

• Tdap Vaccine Recommendations for Pregnancy and Postpartum Use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  May 14, 2008 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for preventing pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria among pregnant and postpartum women and their infants.
  

Travel Vaccines

• Travel Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Information about shots to help protect pregnant women and their babies when traveling out of the United States. 
• Traveling While Pregnant (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Comprehensive considerations and recommendations about pregnancy and travel, including information about travel vaccines. (Chapter 9 of the Yellow Book)

Varicella

• Prevention of Varicella (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  June 22, 2007 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for preventing varicella, including pregnancy and flu vaccine recommendations.

Vaccine Safety

• California Thimerosal (Mercury) Law
  Information on the July 1, 2006 mercury-free law that prohibits administering mercury-containing vaccines to pregnant women or to children under age three.
• Vaccine Safety (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Extensive overview of vaccine safety issues, including recent issues and research
• Institute for Vaccine Safety (John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
  A website whose mission is to provide an independent assessment of vaccines and vaccine safety.
• Unprotected People Reports (Immunization Action Coalition)
  An online collection of more than 90 articles and case reports about vaccine-preventable diseases that remind us why vaccines are essential to protecting and preserving our public health.