Prenatal Immunization Guidance & FAQs

• ACOG Releases Updated Maternal Immunization Guidance for COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV (ACOG)

COVID

• COVID-19 Vaccination Considerations for Obstetric–Gynecologic Care (ACOG)
• COVID-19 FAQs for Obstetrician–Gynecologists (ACOG)

​RSV

Tdap

• Commitee Opinion 718: Update on Immunization and Pregnancy: Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Vaccination (ACOG)
• Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis FAQs for Providers (ACOG)

Influenza

• Influenza in Pregnancy: Prevention and Treatment (ACOG)
• Influenza FAQs for Obstetrician–Gynecologists (ACOG)

Provider Educational Materials

• Improving Prenatal Immunization Rates (Aliados Health)
• Making a Strong Vaccine Referral for Prenatal Immunizations
• COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy: Conversation Guide (ACOG)

 Provider Immunization Tools

• RX for prenatal immunizations
• Prenatal Immunization Declination form (coming soon!)
• Gestational Wheel & Material Order Form
  Use this form to order FREE gestational wheels, which include timing for Tdap and flu immunizations
• Vaccine Information Statements (immunize.org)
• Immunization Coding (ACOG)
• Managing Costs (ACOG)

Patient Education Materials

• Expecting? Protect Yourself and Your Baby Against COVID-19, RSV, Flu, and Whooping Cough flyer (also in Spanish)
  Use this form to order FREE copies.
• Immunizations for a Healthy Pregnancy brochure (also in Spanish)
  Use this form to order FREE copies.
• Perinatal Communicable Disease postcard style material  
• Need A Ride? flyer
  Use this to promote Medi-Cal’s transportation benefit 
• COVID-19 resources for pregnant people

Patient FAQs 

• Vaccine Safety During Pregnancy (ACOG)
• Vaccines During Pregnancy (ACOG)
• The RSV Vaccine and Pregnancy (ACOG)
• The Tdap Vaccine and Pregnancy (ACOG)
• The Flu Vaccine and Pregnancy (ACOG)

Campaigns, Toolkits, and Infographics 

• Infographic on prenatal vaccines and antibody transfer to infant 
• Infographic on benefits of COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy for mother and baby
• Infographic showing benefits of prenatal Tdap and flu immunizations (CIC)
• Inforgraphic: Pregnant? Top 3 Reasons Why You Need the COVID-19 Vaccine (ACOG)
• Infographic: Pregnant? Top 3 Reasons Why You Need the Tdap Vaccine (ACOG)
• CDPH’s Pregnancy Toolkit
• ACOG’s Maternal Immunization Social Media Toolkit​

Local Health Department Tools

• Alameda’s Best Practices for Raising Tdap Vaccination Rates among Pregnant Women

Data and Reports

• CDPH Pertussis Reports (Look under Surveillance Reports)
• 2022 Maternal and Infant Health Assessment Survey: Prenatal Vaccinations in California (PDF) ​| 2022 MIHA Survey (Excel)
• 2021 Maternal and Infant Health Assessment Survey: Prenatal Vaccinations in California (PDF) | 2021 MIHA Survey (Excel)​
• 2020 Maternal and Infant Health​ Assessment Survey​: Prenatal Vaccinations in California (PDF) | 2020 MIHA Survey (Excel)
• New S, Winter K, Boyte R, et al. Barriers to Receipt of Prenatal Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Among Mothers of Infants Aged <4 Months with Pertussis — California, 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:1068–1071.  

Letters from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to Physicians

• Implement Prenatal Tdap Program to Prevent Infant Pertussis in California (12-30-16)
• To Physicians about Infant Pertussis: Prevention, Evaluation and Treatment (8-3-16)

Letter from the California Conference of Local Health Officers to Local Health Dept. Staff

• Prenatal Tdap Immunizations and Prenatal Care Providers (12-11-17) 

Pharmacists’ Tools and Information

• Shelf Talker and other prenatal materials (CIC)  
• ​Pharmacy-Administered Vaccines in California FAQs