Vaccination of the flu in pregnancy does not cause autism in the child

The hoaxes that sometimes circulate on the Internet can do a lot hurt in health because people make unsound decisions based on undocumented superstitions. This is what has happened for a while now with the flu vaccine in pregnant women. Many women wonder if this prevention It is totally safe.

In fact, some people even say that inoculate vaccinations during a pregnancy can cause the child to develop autism once you are born However, a new study from the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, United States, reassures mothers who want to prevent the flu because it ensures that it does not involve any risk in the development of this disorder it means.

No link between vaccine and autism

To demonstrate this theory, the researchers analyzed a total of 196,929 births, of which 45,231 cases of children who had been vaccinated against the flu while in their mother's womb. Those responsible for this work reviewed how many of these children who had received this prevention during pregnancy, had developed a spectrum disorder autistic in its early years.

Of all these births, only 3.101 they developed some type of autism spectrum disorder later. That is, almost 1.6% of the total of the 196,929 births analyzed in this investigation. A link that can not show that there is a relationship between the flu vaccine and the development of this condition in children.

Not even in the first quarter

The authors of this study clarified that they did find small evidences that demonstrated a link between autism and vaccine during pregnancy in the cases in which this had occurred in the first trimester of pregnancy. However, those responsible warned that reviewing these data and readjusting the parameters did not find any evidence that could link the prevention of influenza and the development of this disorder.

"This association did not finally have any significance after performing the statistical correction for multiple components," he explained. Ousseny Zerbo, responsible for the group of workers who carried out this study who also adds that these studies also help to know more deeply the world of vaccines. An issue that worries many parents and about which there are too many rumors that are refuted with this type of research.

Double immunization

That a mother decides to get vaccinated against the flu has positive effects in two ways. On the one hand the pregnant woman is prevented against this disease and also your son. The data show that those cases where this method is used reduces the number of hospitalizations of children under six months of age by up to 80%.

Some data that demonstrate the effectiveness of this vaccine and the help it provides for the mother and child during their pregnancy. Which is totally contrary to the hypothesis, refuted by this study, that vaccination against influenza in pregnant women can be dangerous for the newborn.

Damián Montero