Q&A: Should Family Get Vaccinated Before Visiting Your Newborn?

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

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🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Vaccines can be a complex and controversial topic, especially for new parents. In this episode, we answer a listener's question about whether family members and visitors should be vaccinated before being around a newborn. We review the official vaccine recommendations and explore key considerations for your specific situation. Plus, we provide guidance on how to approach this conversation and handle any disagreements if you do request that close friends or family get vaccinated. Like any parenting decision, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Tune in to get the information you need to make an informed and confident decision for you and your baby.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:07.0	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. In today's episode, we're answering
0:17.7	a listener's question about whether family members and visitors should be vaccinated before being around a newborn.
0:24.9	Of course you know vaccines can be a very complex and controversial topic, especially
0:31.9	for new parents.
0:33.4	So in this episode, we're going to take a look at the official vaccine recommendations.
0:38.9	We will explore key considerations for your specific situation.
0:44.0	Plus, I'm going to give some guidance
0:45.8	on how to approach this conversation
0:48.2	and how to handle any disagreements
0:50.6	in the event that you do decide to request that close friends or family get vaccinated.
0:56.7	Like any decision that you're going to make as a parent, there's no one size fits all answer here. This episode will hopefully give you the
1:05.0	information that you need to make an informed and confident decision and make the
1:10.6	right choice for your family.
1:13.0	You can find the transcript and all of the resources for this episode
1:18.1	at pregnancy podcast.com slash family vaccines. You are currently listening to the public
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