6 vaccines you need to get vaccinated before pregnancy

Before deciding to conceive, you should repeat the vaccination against measles, mumps, rubella; chicken pox; whooping cough; seasonal flu .

There are many infectious diseases that can occur in the period immediately before, during pregnancy; some of which can be prevented by vaccination. In addition, immunity obtained through basic injections in children has begun to decline significantly, increasing the risk of infection and reducing the antibody levels transmitted to children during pregnancy. In the first months of life, children are protected by antibodies from their mothers.

Therefore, women need to be well prepared before deciding to have children.

Here are sister vaccines that should be vaccinated before being pregnant according to Vaccine Recommendations for all ages in Vietnam:

Measles-mumps is rubella

Having rubella during pregnancy, especially during the first 3 months, can lead to miscarriage or birth defects. The repeat dose may enhance the immunity of women when entering the childbearing age, giving antibodies to babies at birth.

The seasonal flu vaccine should be repeated every year before the season.

Diphtheria-whooping cough-tetanus

Women should repeat the vaccination to prevent diphtheria-whooping cough-tetanus before pregnancy to create immunity for maternal disease, and passive antibodies to their children to protect them in the first months born.

The basic vaccination schedule for hepatitis B vaccine should be completed for those who have not had enough injections or a booster dose if they have been consumed enough.

The basic schedule for chickenpox vaccine should be completed for those who have not had enough injections or a repeat dose if given enough to prevent the disease for women before becoming pregnant. This also aims to immunize mother's disease, and passively passively antibodies to children to protect them in the first months of life.

The seasonal flu vaccine should be repeated every year before the season. This is a very common disease and can affect the fetus if a woman has the flu during pregnancy, especially during the first 3 months.

HPV vaccine

The purpose of preventing HPV infection causes cervical cancer and HPV-related diseases such as anal ulcers, genitals . this vaccine consists of 3 shots for adolescent and young people (from 10- 25 or 9-26 years old.