Protecting Newborns from Pertussis. Issue 1 (January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wisner, Kirsten
• Is Part Of: MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing. Volume 42:Issue 1(2016)
• Publication Date: 2017-01
• Subjects: Obstetric Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric Nursing -- Periodicals; Maternal-Child Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Maternity nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; Maternity nursing; Pediatric nursing; Databases; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Databases; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000301
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0361-929X

Abstract

Abstract : Pertussis in newborns is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Perinatal nurses can play an important role by encouraging pregnant women to get the vaccine at designated intervals recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.