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[Preventive vaccination strategy during the perinatal period]
Didier Pinquier1, Amaud Gagneur, Joël Gaudelus
1Pédiatrie néonatale et réanimation, pôle Femme-Mère-Enfant CHU Rouen, Institut hospitalo-universitaire, université de Rouen, 76031 Rouen Cedex. didier.pinquier@chu-rouen.fr
La Revue Du Praticien
|March 24, 2011
Summary
Vaccination before and after birth protects infants through herd immunity. General practitioners are key to coordinating family immunization for optimal perinatal health.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Immunization Strategy
- Perinatal Care
Context:
- Preventive vaccination is a coordinated global effort.
- General practitioners (GPs) are crucial for delivering preventive care and health education.
- The perinatal period offers a unique opportunity for vaccine prevention education.
Purpose:
- To highlight the importance of a comprehensive vaccination strategy around childbirth.
- To emphasize the role of GPs in coordinating perinatal immunization.
- To underscore the benefits of vaccinating parents and family members for infant protection.
Summary:
- A global preventive vaccination strategy coordinated by general practitioners is essential during the perinatal period.
- Vaccinating parents and family members provides indirect protection to newborns until they can be vaccinated.
- Opportunities to promote vaccination awareness span from adolescence through the postpartum period.
Impact:
- Strengthens herd immunity, protecting vulnerable infants.
- Enhances the role of GPs as central coordinators of perinatal health.
- Ensures timely updates of family vaccinations, including for chickenpox, measles, rubella, whooping cough, and flu.
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