Maternal Vaccine Receipt and Infant Hospital and Emergency Visits for Influenza and Pertussis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Influenza and tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccinations during pregnancy offer protection to infants from infections. However, evidence about their effectiveness against hospitalization and emergency department (ED) visits associated with influenza and pertussis remains limited.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the association of maternal influenza and Tdap vaccinations with influenza- and pertussis-related hospitalizations and ED visits in infants younger than 6 months.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study used the health care utilization databases from the Lombardy region of Italy. Pregnant individuals who received the influenza and Tdap vaccine among all live-birth pregnancies in 2018 to 2022 were in

SUBMITTER: Morabito G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12784226 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature