Pregnant Women, Vaccine Development for Emerging and Epidemic Viral Infections and Maternal Immunization: Human Rights and the Global Survival of Mothers and Infants

Pregnant women, their fetuses, and infants are at a high risk of exposure to infectious diseases, especially in low-income regions of the world where vaccine-preventable diseases are prevalent. Vaccines administered during pregnancy can protect not only pregnant women against infection-related morbidity and mortality, but also their fetuses and infants against preterm delivery, perinatal death, and disability. This article analyzes current...