Why, when and for what diseases pregnant and new mothers "should" be vaccinated

• Main Authors: Giovanni Gabutti (Author), Giorgio Conforti (Author), Alberto Tomasi (Author), Parvanè Kuhdari (Author), Paolo Castiglia (Author), Rosa Prato (Author), Silvia Memmini (Author), Chiara Azzari (Author), Giovanni Vitali Rosati (Author), Paolo Bonanni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Immunological and serological changes that occur during pregnancy can alter the susceptibility of both the mother and the fetus against various infectious diseases. The pregnant woman has an altered immune response and, for some pathologies, is at increased risk of infection and of developing compli...