Influenza Vaccination for Pregnant Women

Influenza vaccination during pregnancy should be routine. Preventing influenza during pregnancy is an essential part of antenatal care as there is an increased risk to pregnant women of serious illness as a result of influenza. The safety is well established, as are the benefits preventing respiratory illness for mother and infant. 

No study to date has shown an adverse consequence of inactivated influenza vaccine in pregnant women or their offspring, so regardless of gestation, all pregnant women are recommended to seek out influenza vaccination.

Please visit The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists website for more information.