rubella vaccine?

Question

whats the importance of rubella vaccine 3 months before conceving pregnancy?

Answer 1

If a patient is one of the few UK females whose Rubella ( usually as part of MMR) immunisation has either not been given, or for some reason did not take, then if that woman became pregnant and was unlucky enough to contract rubella during the pregnancy, the baby could be disastrously damaged.

While MMR vaccine levels were 95%, the risks of encountering rubella was very low. However with the deterioration in uptake, measles, mumps and rubella have all reappeared. This once more puts un-immunised pregnant women at risk. It is essential that if a female is immunised, that she does not get pregnant for at least 3 months, as the vaccine can also cause foetal damamge

Answer 2

Because if you are exposed to (and contract)rubella during your pregnancy there is a good chance your baby could be born deaf. So get the vaccine so you don't get rubella during your pregnancy, and give it a good 3 months to boost your immunity to this illness.

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Answer 3

If contracted during pregnancy, it is extremely dangerous for the unborn baby resulting in severe deformities. Also, it can cause Rubella syndrome in the mother which can be very serious and is not treatable. Rubella itself is not that bigger deal, but its what it does to pregnant women's unborn babies and the fact that it can lead to the syndrome. There is no risk having the vaccine.

Answer 4

I have to chime in, too. It is much safer than the diseases. I remember having the Measles. I hurt so much I wanted to die. My brother had Rubella at age 9 months and it caused his mental retardation, he was normal before the Rubella. I remember the Mumps, too, they hurt but not like the Measles. Please, get vaccinated and make sure your children are vaccinated. Rubella in pregnancy still causes 400 cases of mental retardation, deafness or blindness in the US each year. Most of these mothers are from outside the US but not all. Old Ob Doc

Answer 5

Getting rubella during pregnancy can result in horrific damage to the baby inside. If you get it as a kid or an adult it is quite mild but the risks to the unborn are so great and that's why they inject males (even though they don't actually 'need' it to protect them) and check you during pregnancy to warn you if you have no immunity.

Answer 6

Contracting rubella will result in birth defects so the vaccine prevents your getting the disease

Answer 7

Lots of mother who contracted German measles during pregnancy gave birth to deaf and blind children.

There has been links between the MMR vaccination and autism .

Answer 8

It is a vaccine to prevent you from getting German Measles which can be harmful to an unborn baby.