Immunization prevents illness, disability, and death from vaccine-preventable diseases. Vaccines are useful in reducing childhood mortality and morbidity. The standard vaccination schedule starts at early infancy and is not complete by the age of 6 months. Therefore, most children do not have immunological protection during the period of early infancy, which may predispose them to infections. This gap may result in higher infection-related hospitalization and disease complications in early infancy than in older children.<unk>  vaccination has entered consideration as a potential means of closing this gap. While<unk>  vaccination can protect an expectant mother from acquiring infection, it is also effective for infant protection.
Maternal immunization
Prenatal care
Prenatal diagnosis
Immunization during pregnancy
Fetal screening
Birth control
Syphilis management during pregnancy
Fetal surgery