Čes-slov Pediat 2025, 80(Suppl.1):19-23 | DOI: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2025/022

Vaccination during pregnancy - pertussis, RSV infection, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infection

Markéta Geleneky^{1, 2, 3}, Zuzana Blechová^{2, 3, 4}

¹ Klinika infekčních nemocí, 3. lékařská fakulta, Univerzita Karlova a Fakultní nemocnice Bulovka, Praha

² Očkovací centrum, Fakultní nemocnice Bulovka, Praha

³ Centrum pro vrozené nákazy a infekce v graviditě, Fakultní nemocnice Bulovka, Praha

⁴ Klinika infekčních nemocí, 2. lékařská fakulta, Univerzita Karlova a Fakultní nemocnice Bulovka, Praha

Vaccination during pregnancy is one of the preventive procedures used worldwide, leading to a

reduction in morbidity and mortality of both pregnant women and, in particular, their newborn children. The safety and effectiveness of these measures have been verified. The article provides a basic overview of four infectious diseases against which vaccination during pregnancy can be used: pertussis, in

fluenza, RSV infection and SARS-CoV-2 infection. The risk factors for their development and possible complications that can affect both - the pregnant woman and the newborn child -

are discussed. The space is devoted in particular to the recommended procedure for vaccination against these diseases, the vaccines used, their safety, adverse effects and the method of transmission of maternal antibodi

es to the fetus. The ideal vaccination schedule for pregnant women is presented. Other options for vaccination during pregnancy are also mentioned, in specific situations.

Keywords: vaccination, pregnancy, prevention of infectious diseases, vaccines, pertussis, influenza, SARS-CoV-2 infection, RSV infection

Accepted: April 10, 2025; Published: August 1, 2025  Show citation