Alarm raised over vaccination rates in twin pregnancy

Influenza and whooping cough vaccines safe in twin pregnancies

Women who receive the influenza or whooping cough vaccine during a twin pregnancy do not face a higher risk of birth complications, University of Queensland researchers have found. The study—which showed 72% of women pregnant with twins were unvaccinated against influenza and whooping cough—has found the vaccines are safe and do not increase the risk of preterm birth, stillbirth or small-for-gestational-age infants. The study is published in the…

Alarm raised over vaccination rates in twin pregnancy

Pregnant women expecting twins are being encouraged to get the flu and whooping cough vaccines as they do not increase the risk of birth complications.