Pregnancy rubella vaccine

Rubella component Administer 1 dose of MMR vaccine to women whose rubella vaccination history is unreliable or who lack laboratory evidence of immunity. For women of childbearing age, regardless of birth year, routinely determine rubella immunity and oounsel women regarding congenital rubella syndrome. Women who do not have evidence of immunity should receive MMR vaccine upon completion or termination of pregnancy and before discharge from the health-care facility. 

Continued surveillance in the USA (data collected through the Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry) has not shown evidence that RA 27/3 rubella vaccine, administered during pregnancy, can cause the congenital rubella syndrome (136). 

Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Rubella vaccination during pregnancy—United States, 1971-1986. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1987 36(28) 457-61. 

Although the rubella vaccine has never been associated with congenital rubella syndrome, its use during pregnancy is contraindi-... 

Other preconception interventions with evidence of improving pregnancy outcomes include screening and immunization for rubella and varicella." Influenza vaccine is also recommended for women who will be in the second or third trimester during the influenza season." Pregnant women who contract influenza may have greater morbidity and mortahty owing to the risk of pneumonia."... 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Revised ACIP recommendation for avoiding pregnancy after receiving a rubella-containing vaccine. 80. 

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