The Effects of Influenza Vaccination during Pregnancy on Birth Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1104-1114

  Nunes, Marta C ^a   Aqil, Anushka R ^b   Omer, Saad B ^b,c   Madhi, Shabir A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

low birth weight; maternal immunization; preterm birth; small for gestational age; vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PROCEDURES; VACCINATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VACCINATION;

EID: 84986576777     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1586101     Document Type: Article

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