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Is the flu shot safe for pregnant woman?

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    New study supports safety of vaccination

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The doctor -- answering some new questions raised by a steady a big study and safety of the flu vaccine for pregnant women to new research is finding that there's no evidence.

That the flu shot increases the risk of miscarriage.

And it many in fact prevent some deaths doctor -- Winokur as an adjunct.

Baxter at LSU Health Science Center street for a seductive Udoka -- -- -- the flu vaccine how dangerous is it for pregnant woman -- get.

We know it isn't and I think this is finally a big study that will quote women at -- It's true you know most pregnant women they really want to steer clear of any kind of medication.

But for the last fifty years we've been telling them they should get a flu shot because there more at risk.

For having serious complications from the flu and dying from -- it -- to -- clear -- it there's a bigger risk for pregnant women for.

Getting -- will just.

Writing -- that it is from getting the vaccine according to the -- that.

Yes absolutely and there's a -- to the fetus.

You know having a very high fever early on in your pregnancy.

Can increase your risk of neural tube defects and problems with spying developing in the in the baby so there isn't a real risk to the unborn child.

Com and of course women were always worried could this you know -- I miss -- from and now this is the first largest study that says absolutely not actually there with lessen the chances this caring.

For women that were vaccinated.

And you know I think it's a very good news the other thing is.

Babies under six months of age can't be protected during the flu so if you have a baby that's born during the flu season.

It's only through your vaccination and that passed on immunity of your Europe from your past on immunity -- -- -- that.

It was -- or -- way more than a 100000 women they were looking at.

Over at -- 2009 and into 2010 and each one and one virus this with such a big deal.

I did notice that in the study doctor that it really -- black and white just looking at the survivability.

Of unborn babies know who survived and who did not Wear in -- -- his work.

What about any other risk that could be associated with the vaccine are there others that.

That mother she -- consider.

Now there really aren't you know people worry about the -- in vaccines there are vaccines that don't have preservative that's why we keep them in the refrigerator.

And there really are not -- I think that should put to rest for a lot of women.

That you will save yourself and your unborn baby and that you really need to protect yourself against the flu that I -- can tell it is really quick very.

Did notice in Norway that they did not suggest the flu vaccine for women.

Early on -- pregnancy that they do it later on in the pregnancy in the United States we don't have that same sort of recommendation any thoughts on that.

You know and you know women have been getting we've been recommending the flu vaccine for fifty years and women have been getting it all through their pregnancy.

And we haven't seen a lot of those issues at all so I think it's pretty safe talk to your OB GY and and and get the vaccine -- Member during the H1N1 scare pregnant women were really dying they were in the icu -- they were dying from the -- and really it's a serious illness we can't forget how big flu season has.

Which is the whole reason -- one make sure that we got the story on today.

That have been over -- -- as always thank you.

Thanks for having me.

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