Vaccination of pregnant women

Pregnancy is demanding on a woman's body. During pregnancy, especially in the third trimester, a woman undergoes physiological changes, especially to their immune system, which loses some effectiveness. Due to changes in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, p...

Pertussis, also known as “whooping cough,” is an acute respiratory disease characterized by weekly and even months-long periods of frequent and severe coughing attacks. Pertussis is particularly dangerous for infants, with the majority of deaths being related to inf...

Tick-borne encephalitis is a viral disease of the central nervous system spread by ticks that can be severe and cause meningitis (inflammation of the meninges, the protective layer surrounding the brain and spine) or meningoencephalitis (inflammation of the brain an...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that typically causes mild, cold-like symptoms in adults with strong immune systems, including a sore throat, cough, muscle aches, and nasal congestion. However, RSV can lead to serious lung problems in infants and...

If the mother is RhD negative and the child is RhD positive, there may be a rhesus incompatibility in which the mother's immune system produces protein antibodies to protect the body against the child's red cells, causing the fetus to develop haemolytic disease. It ...