Seasonal Flu
Our practice has prepared this webpage as a resource especially for our pregnant patients as they fall into a "high risk" category for contracting the flu and for developing complications from the flu.
Seasonal flu vaccine
Our practice recommends the flu vaccine for pregnant women. Please contact your primary care physician or a flu vaccine clinic for your flu shot.
Thimerosal
According to the website for the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), "ACOG supports the recommendations and findings of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which found that there is no evidence showing that thimerosal is a danger to the health of the pregnant woman or her fetus."
Flu resources
- Flu resource page from the Centers for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/flu/
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COVID-19 Helpful Links and Resources:
- CDC COVID-19 Information Center
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Information Center
- Baystate Health’s Resource Center for COVID-19 including updates, guidance, and hospital initiatives and policies
- The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology resource page for pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Resources for parents during the COVID-19 outbreak from the American Academy of Pediatrics
- COVID-19 Vaccine: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding