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The article was professionally consulted by Doctor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Tetanus vaccination for pregnant women is necessary to prevent tetanus for the mother and the umbilical cord for the newborn. What is the best time to vaccinate against tetanus?
1. Why should pregnant women get tetanus vaccine?
Tetanus is an acute infection caused by the tetanus bacillus Clostridium Tetani. If the patient is infected, the toxin causes the disease quickly, the patient usually dies, so the best way to prevent tetanus is to get vaccinated against tetanus. Tetanus bacilli usually live in soil, dirt, air, ... everywhere in the environment they can infect healthy people through open wounds. In addition, the survival ability of this bacteria is very strong, living at high temperatures, even boiling for a long time cannot kill them. Why should pregnant women be vaccinated against tetanus? Pregnant women are at high risk of contracting tetanus during labor and delivery or when the umbilical cord is cut with non-sterile instruments or through an open wound in the skin.
What is the purpose of tetanus vaccination during pregnancy? Vaccination against tetanus for pregnant women is very necessary to prevent the risk of disease in both mother and baby, to prepare for the time of labor. Specifically: Helps pregnant women make their own antibodies in the body to avoid tetanus infection for the mother Vaccinating pregnant women also creates antibodies that are transmitted to the child's body to help the child minimize the risk of infection. tetanus after birth. Tetanus vaccine for pregnant women has been proven to be safe for both mother and baby, does not affect the fetus Note for tetanus vaccine, pregnant women need to be vaccinated at the right time during pregnancy. pregnancy has been prescribed for maximum effect without compromising on fetal health.
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2. In what month are pregnant women vaccinated against tetanus?
For women who are pregnant for the first time and have not been vaccinated against tetanus before, they need 2 doses.
VAT 1 is injected as soon as possible. However, in the first 3 months due to the unstable pregnancy, the period of organ formation, it can cause miscarriage due to many different causes. Therefore, most medical facilities recommend injecting VAT 1 around the third trimester of pregnancy, from about 20 weeks onwards, VAT 2 is injected at least 30 days after VAT 1 and at least 30 days before the expected date of birth. VAT 3: Injected in the next pregnancy, at least 6 months from VAT 2 VAT 4: Injected in the next pregnancy, at least 1 year from VAT 3 VAT 5: Injected in the next pregnancy, at least 1 from VAT 4 year VAT vaccination with 2 doses for pregnant women who have never been vaccinated or have had tetanus vaccination since childhood tetanus again because antibodies are still available for protection. If the vaccination period is after 10 years, 2 doses should be repeated. If the mother has received 2 doses of tetanus vaccine in the previous pregnancy, no more than 10 years ago, only 1 dose of the vaccine is needed from the 20th week of pregnancy onwards.
3. Notes on tetanus vaccination for pregnant women
Vaccination against tetanus for pregnant mothers is quite troublesome because there are many injections, but pregnant women should get enough shots to ensure good resistance of the body to both mother and baby Vaccinate against tetanus For pregnant women can cause side effects such as swelling and pain at the injection site, which usually goes away after a few days without medication. If pregnant women have excessive or abnormal reactions after vaccination, they need to go to medical facilities for timely treatment. Gestational age is most accurately calculated according to the first day of the last menstrual period for women with a menstrual cycle. Menstrual cycle is regular or gestational age is calculated by ultrasound in the first 3 months, so pregnant women need to calculate gestational age accurately to ensure that tetanus injection is given from 20 weeks gestation onwards and the following dose is at least 1 month apart from the 1st dose and before the first dose. born 1 month. Therefore, pregnant women should ensure that they do not arbitrarily take the injection but need to be based on the gestational age, the number of pregnancies. Vinmec International General Hospital provides customers with a package vaccination program from children to adults with full benefits and accompanying services.
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