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Vaccination has been found to reduce preterm birth, low birth weight and stillbirth in a New Zealand study just published and promoted by the highly reputable Centre for Disease Control today.
Dr Anna Howe, research expert for Immunisation Advisory Centre has now published research (with others) on adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes associated with acute respiratory illness:
Multi-decade national cohort identifies adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes associated with acute respiratory illness hospitalisations during the influenza season ( see here)
Authors: Jazmin Duque, Anna S. Howe, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Helen Petousis-Harris
The team reviewed 16 years of data including 822,391 pregnancies between 2003 and 2018. Results show that maternal influenza vaccination was associated with reduced risk of preterm birth (adjusted Hazard Ratio 0.79), low birthweight (aHR 0.87) and fetal death (aHR 0.50).
Dr Anna Howe says, "this provides excellent reassurance for everyone wanting children - vaccination during pregnancy clearly provides protection for both parent and child."
This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
Current clinical guidelines emphasise the significance of having two Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (AAIs) for individuals at risk of anaphylaxis.1*
