Tdap Vaccine During Pregnancy: Research on Safety and Effectiveness

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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🗓️ 13 October 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Tdap is an inactivated vaccine that protects you against three different illnesses: tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. Pertussis is commonly known as whooping cough. The Tdap vaccine is recommended between 27 and 36 weeks of pregnancy. The main reason any vaccine is recommended during pregnancy is for the passive immunity your baby receives. Vaccines are a complex and often controversial topic. This episode follows a systematic approach that includes thorough research to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Tdap vaccine.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:10.0	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. In today's episode, we're talking about the
0:17.5	T-DAP vaccine during pregnancy. T-DAP is a vaccine that protects you against three different illnesses, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis.
0:28.0	Pertussis is commonly known as whooping cough.
0:31.5	The T-DAP vaccine is recommended in the third trimester between 27 and 36 weeks. The main reason that this vaccine is recommended during pregnancy is for the passive immunity that your baby receives. Vaccines as you know are a
0:47.5	complex and often a very controversial topic. In this episode we're going to follow a systematic approach. We're going to go through a lot of research and really evaluate the safety and the efficacy of the T-DAP vaccine.
1:02.0	You can find the complete article and of the
1:05.0	T-DAP vaccine. You can find the complete article and all of the resources for this episode at pregnancy
1:09.1	podcast.com slash T-DAP. When you're pregnant you have to make a lot of tough decisions.
1:17.1	One of these could be whether or not to get the TDAP vaccine. That's what we're
1:20.8	talking about in today's episode.
1:23.0	Although making what is going to be the right decision for you and your baby can be difficult,
1:28.0	it's a lot easier when you're educated.
1:31.0	And that's what the pregnancy podcast is all about. There are
1:34.4	episodes with deep dives into nearly everything you could encounter during
1:39.4	pregnancy or as you're planning for your birth with the evidence-based information that you need to make
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