Pertussis vaccination in pregnancy is safe, study finds
Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine is recommended for all pregnant women in the U.S. as the key medical intervention to protect newborn infants from pertussis (whooping cough). However, the safety of giving the Tdap vaccine to pregnant women has not been fully determined. According to a study published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics , the Tdap vaccine is safe for both mothers and infants. A team of University of Texas researchers analyzed health outcomes of 1,759 births and compared cases in which the mother was immunized with