Maternal vaccination is an effective means of protecting pregnant women, their fetuses, and
infants from vaccine-preventable infections. Despite the availability of sufficient safety data to …

One of the strategic objectives of the 2011–2020 Global Vaccine Action Plan is for the
benefits of immunisation to be equitably extended to all people. This approach …

Objective To estimate cause-of-death distributions in the early (0–6 days of age) and late (7–
27 days of age) neonatal periods, for 194 countries between 2000 and 2013. Methods For …

Group B streptococcus (GBS) causes a high burden of neonatal and infant disease globally.
Implementing a vaccine for pregnant women is a promising strategy to prevent neonatal and …

Immunization during pregnancy has been recommended in an increasing number of
countries. The aim of this strategy is to protect pregnant women and infants from severe …

Maternal immunisation is a public health strategy that aims to provide protection against
certain infections to both mother and her foetus or newborn child. Vaccination of pregnant …

The problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the associated morbidity and mortality
due to antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens is not new. However, AMR has been …

Pregnancy and the postpartum period are associated with elevated risks to both mother and
infant from infectious disease. Vaccination of pregnant women, also called maternal …

Neonatal seizures: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation
of immunization safety data - PMC Skip to main content Here's how you know Official websites …

Tetanus is a deadly but preventable disease caused by a protein neurotoxin produced by
Clostridium tetani. Spores of C. tetani may contaminate a necrotic wound and germinate into …