Association of postpartum maternal tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine administration and timeliness of infant immunization.

Abstract	A retrospective cohort study was conducted on infants of mothers delivering at an inner-city hospital in October 2009 where postpartum maternal tetanus toxoid, reduced diptheria toxoid and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination had been initiated in May 2008. We compared mothers and infants in a Tdap intervention group discharged July 2008 (n=250) with a pre-Tdap control group discharged July 2007 (n=238). Postpartum maternal Tdap impacted positively timeliness of early infant immunization.
Authors	Ishminder Kaur, Krissa J George, Carolina Pena-Ricardo, Barbara A Kelly, Barbara Watson
Journal	The Pediatric infectious disease journal (Pediatr Infect Dis J) Vol. 32 Issue 11 Pg. 1287-9 (Nov 2013) ISSN: 1532-0987 [Electronic] United States
PMID	23694833 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References	Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines
Topics	Adult Cohort Studies Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines (administration & dosage, immunology) Female Humans Immunization (statistics & numerical data) Immunization Schedule Infant Infant, Newborn Mothers (statistics & numerical data) Postnatal Care (methods) Postpartum Period Retrospective Studies

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