Influenza vaccination during pregnancy and risk of selected major structural noncardiac birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study 2006-2011.
Kristin PalmstenJonathan SuhlKristin M ConwayElyse O KharbandaElizabeth C AilesJanet D CraganEirini NestoridiEleni A PapadopoulosStephen M KerrSean G YoungFrank DeStefanoPaul A Romittinull nullPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2022)
Results for several non-cardiac major birth defects add to the existing evidence supporting the safety of inactivated influenza vaccination during pregnancy. Under-reporting of vaccination may have biased estimates downward.