Time to roll up your sleeve for your flu shot! Getting the flu shot each year is a must for everyone, but this seasonal vaccine is especially important for moms-to-be, says both the American College ...

BABY. BABIES YOUNGER THAN SIX MONTHS OLD ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THE FLU SHOT, AND DOCTORS SAY MOMS WHO ARE VACCINATED CAN PASS SOME OF THAT PROTECTION ONTO THEIR BABY. ONCE THE BABY IS BORN. PEDIATRICIAN ...

Roll up your sleeves, moms-to-be. It’s flu-shot season, and new research released Monday shows that babies whose mothers were vaccinated during pregnancy were less likely to get the flu or to be ...

Pregnant and considering whether or not to get a flu vaccine? Three new studies—as well as a growing body of research related to the effects of flu on the developing fetus—suggest that vaccination is ...

Infants are not eligible to be vaccinated for the flu until they are 6 months old. In this large cohort study, flu vaccination during pregnancy was associated with a 44% reduction in influenza ...

Pregnant women who receive a flu vaccine are 40 percent less likely to experience a flu-related hospitalization, according to a study published Oct. 11 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. For the study, ...

Babies whose moms get flu vaccinations while pregnant have a significantly reduced risk of acquiring influenza during their first six months of life, a new study shows, leading the authors to declare ...

Oct. 31 -- FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women head the list of people who should get H1N1 swine flu and seasonal flu shots, and four new studies highlight the benefits of vaccination ...

Even though the disease is deadlier for moms-to-be, some still harbor fears. Oct. 8, 2009— -- When pregnant 28-year-old Melissa Dameron of Indianapolis, Ind. first began to develop flu-like ...