Pregnant women who contract measles may have a slightly higher risk of miscarriage, infection, and preterm birth, and their babies may have a lower birth weight and hearing loss. The MMR vaccine should be received before pregnancy, but if immunity is uncertain, screening during prenatal treatment is necessary. German measles can have more serious effects on a fetus, and women who are not immune should avoid exposure. Traveling to areas where measles is prevalent should be avoided by pregnant women who are not immune.
Women who get measles during pregnancy usually have normal pregnancies and deliver healthy babies, but are at a slightly higher risk of miscarriage, infection, and preterm birth. There is also the possibility that babies born to women who have had measles during pregnancy may have a lower than average birth weight and may suffer from hearing loss. Women who are of childbearing age or trying to conceive should be sure they have received the MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) vaccine to reduce the chances of getting measles during pregnancy. The chances of a woman getting measles while pregnant even if she hasn’t received the vaccine are generally low because the disease is not as rampant as she was before the MMR vaccine was released.
Even if a pregnant woman received the MMR vaccine at a young age, she should be screened during prenatal treatment to ensure she still has immunity to measles. People who have received the MMR vaccine don’t always develop antibodies to the disease and may not have immunity to it. If this is the case, the MMR vaccine is often given again. Pregnant women cannot safely receive the MMR vaccine and for this reason doctors typically have to wait until after a woman has given birth to get the measles vaccine if she is not immune to measles while pregnant.
German measles, also known as rubella, can have more serious effects on a woman’s fetus during pregnancy, including birth defects, developmental problems and miscarriage. There is also an increased risk of stillbirth in babies who were delivered to full term by women who had measles during pregnancy. There is a higher risk of harm to a fetus when German measles is contracted during the first trimester of pregnancy, and the risk of complications typically decreases when women contract the disease during their second and third trimesters. Women who do not have immunity to German measles cannot be vaccinated during pregnancy, so it is very important that they take precautions to avoid coming into contact with anyone who may have this form of measles.
The best way for all women to prevent any form of measles while pregnant is to get the MMR vaccine before becoming pregnant, if they haven’t already had it. Women who find they are not immune to measles after already becoming pregnant should avoid people who may have measles at all costs. Traveling abroad to parts of the world where measles is problematic and most people have not been vaccinated against it should probably be avoided by pregnant women who are not immune.
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