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CDC has created the following resources in order to help healthcare professionals communicate the importance of maternal vaccination with pregnant women. The materials below are intended to help healthcare professionals start or continue conversations with their patients. You may print several of these materials from your office or home printer and give them to patients to supplement your conversations and vaccine recommendations. You may also order free print materials from CDC-INFO on Demand. For additional resources on vaccines for pregnant women, see the Print Materials for Pregnant Women page.
Fact Sheets for Healthcare ProfessionalsTalking to Pregnant Women About Vaccines Pdf[1 page, 508]
Use this printable handout to train staff on how to address patient questions about vaccines recommended during pregnancy.Fact sheet: Provide the Best Prenatal Care to Prevent PertussisProvide the Best Prenatal Care to Prevent Pertussis Pdf[2 pages]
This 8.5′′ x 11′′ fact sheet highlights five facts all prenatal healthcare professionals should know about Tdap and pregnancy. It also provides resources to help healthcare professionals strongly recommend Tdap to their pregnant patients during the third trimester of each pregnancy to prevent pertussis.
Order free materials (CDC-INFO product # 221896).Fact sheet: Making A Strong Vaccine Referral to Pregnant WomenMaking A Strong Vaccine Referral to Pregnant Women Pdf[2 pages]
This 8.5′′ x 11′′ fact sheet offers tips for how to make a strong referral to pregnant patients to help ensure that they get recommended vaccines to prevent pertussis and influenza. It is designed for healthcare professionals who are not able to stock and administer Tdap or influenza vaccines in their office.
Order free materials (CDC-INFO product # 221897).Maternal Vaccination chartMaternal Vaccination Chart Pdf[2 pages]
This one-page chart lists key vaccination recommendations for before, during, and after pregnancy. It is a quick reference table summarizing important contraindications and recommendations related to maternal vaccination. See a full list of ACIP’s guidelines for vaccinating pregnant women.Vaccinating Pregnant Women Protects Moms and BabiesFind Out How
VFC Infographic: Protecting America’s children every day.Posters for Your Office or ClinicPoster: Protect Your Baby Starting at Her First Breath**Protect Your Baby Starting at Her First Breath**
This poster explains that when pregnant women get the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine during their third trimester, they will pass antibodies to their babies before birth. This allows babies to be born with protection against whooping cough.
English Pdf[1 page]
Order free materials (CDC-INFO product # 221889).
Spanish Pdf[1 page]
Order free materials (CDC-INFO product # 221898).Poster: Protect Your Baby From the Start**Protect Your Baby From the Start**
This poster explains that when pregnant women get the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine during their third trimester, they will pass antibodies to their babies before birth. This allows babies to be born with protection against whooping cough.
English Pdf[1 page]
Order free materials (CDC-INFO product # 221892).
Spanish Pdf[1 page]
Order free materials (CDC-INFO product # 221893).Poster: What Vaccines to Expect When You're Expecting**What Vaccines to Expect When You’re Expecting**
This poster illustrates why vaccines are an important part of a healthy pregnancy. Certain diseases can be very serious for you and your developing baby during your pregnancy. Getting vaccinated during your pregnancy can help protect you and provide your newborn with some early disease protection.
English Pdf[1 page]
Order free materials (CDC-INFO product # 300028).
Spanish Pdf[1 page]Poster: Pregnant Women are at Risk**Pregnant Women are at Risk**
This flyer lists the complications that pregnant women may face if they get sick with the flu. Vaccination can protect both pregnant mothers and their babies from flu and flu-related complications. You may print and customize this flyer by adding your signature or office stamp. Also available in Chinese.
English Pdf[1 page] (**Printed size:** 17′′ x 11′′) | Chinese Pdf[1 page] (**Printed size:** 36′′ x 24′′)Top of Page
Infographics and FlyersFlu vaccination: a growing trend among pregnant women Flu vaccination: a growing trend among pregnant womenTime to bump it up! Pdf[1 page]
Check out this infographic to learn about flu vaccination trends among pregnant women. Based on an annual internet panel survey conducted by CDC, this resource indicates that not enough pregnant women are getting vaccinated during flu season.Flyer: No Flu On BoardNo Flu On Board Pdf[1 page]
Do you have pregnant patients who are hesitant about getting their flu shot? Use this flyer to start a conversation about how vaccination is protection for two—the flu vaccine can help protect both your patient and her developing baby.Pregnant Women Web Buttons
Buttons for Your Website
Place Web buttons on your website to connect visitors with CDC’s online resources.
This button, for example,invites visitors to try a five-question quiz on maternal vaccination. Clicking the button sends you you to CDC’s quiz on vaccines for pregnant patients.
Have a Web developer or IT staffer copy the code onto your website.
**Available Sizes:** 353×198 and 518×518.
**Also see Flu Season Buttons and Badges**:
If you are pregnant, flu vaccination is especially important for you and your baby.
Animated Images for Pregnant Women.Buttons for Healthcare Professional Audiences
Place these Web buttons on your website to connect your colleagues and other healthcare professionals to CDC’s list of resources for educating pregnant patients about vaccines.
Have a Web developer or IT staffer copy the code to provide it on your website.**Available Sizes:** 180×150 and 300 x 250.**Available Sizes:** 180×150 and 300 x 250.Related PagesPrint Materials for Pregnant Women
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