Highlights
- •Pregnant women have increased mortality during influenza pandemics.
- •Vaccination is a safe and effective way to prevent influenza infection in pregnancy.
- •Information that exists on the fetal effects of influenza is largely negative.
- •Nurse practitioners should advocate for influenza vaccination safety in pregnancy.
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