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Breastfeeding after maternal immunization during pregnancy: Providing immunological protection to the newborn: A review

Authored by:

Maertens K, De Schutter S, Braekmana BT et al.

Full Citation:

Maertens K, De Schutter S, Braekmana BT et al. 2014. Breastfeeding after maternal immunization during pregnancy: Providing immunological protection to the newborn: A review. Vaccine. 32(16).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

The benefits of maternal immunization are magnified through breastfeeding.

Key Evidence: Pregnant women in Bangladesh who received the influenza vaccine had elevated levels of anti-influenza antibody in their breastmilk. The infants of mothers who received the vaccine during pregnancy had fewer episodes of respiratory illness with fever than the infants of mothers who did not receive the influenza vaccine during pregnancy. Further, exclusive breastfeeding was found to have a protective effect against respiratory illness with fever in infants.