CANCER SURVIVORS. WELL, IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT MOMS WHO RECEIVED THE WHOOPING COUGH VACCINE DURING THEIR PREGNANCY MAY GIVE BIRTH TO INFANTS WHO ARE BETTER PROTECTED AGAINST THAT INFECTION. THE STUDY IN JAMA PEDIATRICS LOOKED AT THE MORE THAN 57,000 CASES REPORTED IN BABIES UNDER ONE YEAR OLD BETWEEN 2000 AND 2019. WHOOPING COUGH MAY BEGIN LIKE A COMMON COLD, BUT UNLIKE A COLD, THE COUGHING CAN LAST FOR WEEKS, EVEN MONTHS. PEDIATRICIAN DR. ASHANTI WOODS AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER SAYS BABIES WHOSE MOMS ARE NOT VACCINATED ARE AT THE HIGHEST RISK OF GETTING SICK UNTIL THEY’RE TWO MONTHS OLD AND CAN GET THEIR OWN SHOTS. ABOUT 1000 VISITS A YEAR TAKE PLACE IN THE YOUNGEST OF BABIES, OFTEN AND OFTEN REQUIRING AN ICU ADMISSION. WE’RE BABIES HAVE TO SOMETIMES BE VENTILATED. DR. WOODS ADDS THAT PREGNANT WOMEN SHOULD GET THE VACCINE DURING EACH PREGNANC
Whooping cough: Study says baby can be protected if mom gets vaccine
Updated: 4:46 AM CDT Apr 11, 2023
A new study found that moms who receive the whooping cough vaccine during pregnancy give birth to infants who are better protected against the infection.The study in JAMA Pediatrics looked at the more than 57,000 cases reported in babies under 1 year old from 2000 to 2019.Whooping cough may begin like a common cold, but unlike a cold, the coughing can last for weeks or months.Pediatrician Dr. Ashanti Woods from Mercy Medical Center said babies whose moms are not vaccinated are at the highest risk of getting sick until they’re 2 months old and get their own shots.”About 1,000 visits a year take place in the youngest of babies, often requiring an ICU admission where babies have to sometimes be ventilated,” said Woods.Woods added that pregnant women should get the vaccine during each pregnancy between weeks 27 and 36.
A new study found that moms who receive the whooping cough vaccine during pregnancy give birth to infants who are better protected against the infection.
The study in JAMA Pediatrics looked at the more than 57,000 cases reported in babies under 1 year old from 2000 to 2019.
Whooping cough may begin like a common cold, but unlike a cold, the coughing can last for weeks or months.
Pediatrician Dr. Ashanti Woods from Mercy Medical Center said babies whose moms are not vaccinated are at the highest risk of getting sick until they’re 2 months old and get their own shots.
“About 1,000 visits a year take place in the youngest of babies, often requiring an ICU admission where babies have to sometimes be ventilated,” said Woods.
Woods added that pregnant women should get the vaccine during each pregnancy between weeks 27 and 36.
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