Abstract
Measles, mumps, and rubella are viral diseases that may adversely affect nonimmune pregnant women and their fetuses/neonates. Prevention of these diseases and their complications can be achieved through measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination before pregnancy. The vaccine is contraindicated during pregnancy, because it contains live, attenuated viruses that pose a theoretical risk to the fetus. However, accidental receipt of MMR vaccination is not known to cause maternal/fetal complications. MMR immunization is recommended to nonimmune obstetric patients upon completion or termination of pregnancy.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 550-559 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine
- congenital rubella syndrome
- measles
- mumps
- obstetrics
- rubella
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology