The risk of major structural birth defects associated with seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy: A population-based cohort study

Introduction: Seasonal inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) is routinely recommended during pregnancy to protect both mothers and infants from complications following influenza infection. While previous studies have evaluated the risk of major structural birth defects in infants associated with prena...

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Main Authors: Sarna, Minda, Pereira, Gavin, Foo, D., Baynam, G.S., Regan, Annette
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: WILEY 2022
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1141510
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93242
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author Sarna, Minda
Pereira, Gavin
Foo, D.
Baynam, G.S.
Regan, Annette
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Pereira, Gavin
Foo, D.
Baynam, G.S.
Regan, Annette
author_sort Sarna, Minda
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Introduction: Seasonal inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) is routinely recommended during pregnancy to protect both mothers and infants from complications following influenza infection. While previous studies have evaluated the risk of major structural birth defects in infants associated with prenatal administration of monovalent pandemic IIV, fewer studies have evaluated the risk associated with prenatal seasonal IIV. Methods: We conducted a population-based cohort study of 125,866 singleton births between 2012 and 2016 in Western Australia. Birth registrations were linked to the state's registers for congenital anomalies and a state prenatal vaccination database. We estimated prevalence ratios (PR) of any major structural birth defect and defects by organ system. Vaccinated pregnancies were defined as those with a record of IIV in the first trimester. Inverse probability treatment weighting factored for baseline probability for vaccination. A Bonferroni correction was applied to account for multiple comparisons. Results: About 3.9% of births had a major structural birth defect. Seasonal IIV exposure during the first trimester was not associated with diagnosis of any major structural birth defect diagnosed within 1 month of birth (PR 0.98, 95% CI: 0.77, 1.28) or within 6 years of life (PR 1.02, 95% CI: 0.78, 1.35). We identified no increased risk in specific birth defects associated with seasonal IIV. Conclusion: Based on registry data for up to 6 years of follow-up, results suggest there is no association between maternal influenza vaccination and risk of major structural birth defects. These results support the safety of seasonal IIV administration during pregnancy.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-932422023-10-09T08:09:30Z The risk of major structural birth defects associated with seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy: A population-based cohort study Sarna, Minda Pereira, Gavin Foo, D. Baynam, G.S. Regan, Annette Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Developmental Biology Toxicology developmental anomaly influenza vaccine major birth defects maternal vaccination pregnant women PRETERM DELIVERY CONGENITAL-MALFORMATIONS DEVELOPMENTAL DYSPLASIA SPONTANEOUS-ABORTION 1ST TRIMESTER SAFETY OUTCOMES INFANTS AUSTRALIA VACCINES developmental anomaly influenza vaccine major birth defects maternal vaccination pregnant women Infant Pregnancy Female Humans Influenza, Human Cohort Studies Seasons Influenza Vaccines Vaccination Humans Influenza Vaccines Vaccination Cohort Studies Seasons Pregnancy Infant Female Influenza, Human Introduction: Seasonal inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) is routinely recommended during pregnancy to protect both mothers and infants from complications following influenza infection. While previous studies have evaluated the risk of major structural birth defects in infants associated with prenatal administration of monovalent pandemic IIV, fewer studies have evaluated the risk associated with prenatal seasonal IIV. Methods: We conducted a population-based cohort study of 125,866 singleton births between 2012 and 2016 in Western Australia. Birth registrations were linked to the state's registers for congenital anomalies and a state prenatal vaccination database. We estimated prevalence ratios (PR) of any major structural birth defect and defects by organ system. Vaccinated pregnancies were defined as those with a record of IIV in the first trimester. Inverse probability treatment weighting factored for baseline probability for vaccination. A Bonferroni correction was applied to account for multiple comparisons. Results: About 3.9% of births had a major structural birth defect. Seasonal IIV exposure during the first trimester was not associated with diagnosis of any major structural birth defect diagnosed within 1 month of birth (PR 0.98, 95% CI: 0.77, 1.28) or within 6 years of life (PR 1.02, 95% CI: 0.78, 1.35). We identified no increased risk in specific birth defects associated with seasonal IIV. Conclusion: Based on registry data for up to 6 years of follow-up, results suggest there is no association between maternal influenza vaccination and risk of major structural birth defects. These results support the safety of seasonal IIV administration during pregnancy. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93242 10.1002/bdr2.2049 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1141510 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1138425 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1099655 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ WILEY fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Developmental Biology
Toxicology
developmental anomaly
influenza vaccine
major birth defects
maternal vaccination
pregnant women
PRETERM DELIVERY
CONGENITAL-MALFORMATIONS
DEVELOPMENTAL DYSPLASIA
SPONTANEOUS-ABORTION
1ST TRIMESTER
SAFETY
OUTCOMES
INFANTS
AUSTRALIA
VACCINES
developmental anomaly
influenza vaccine
major birth defects
maternal vaccination
pregnant women
Infant
Pregnancy
Female
Humans
Influenza, Human
Cohort Studies
Seasons
Influenza Vaccines
Vaccination
Humans
Influenza Vaccines
Vaccination
Cohort Studies
Seasons
Pregnancy
Infant
Female
Influenza, Human
Sarna, Minda
Pereira, Gavin
Foo, D.
Baynam, G.S.
Regan, Annette
The risk of major structural birth defects associated with seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy: A population-based cohort study
title The risk of major structural birth defects associated with seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy: A population-based cohort study
title_full The risk of major structural birth defects associated with seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy: A population-based cohort study
title_fullStr The risk of major structural birth defects associated with seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy: A population-based cohort study
title_full_unstemmed The risk of major structural birth defects associated with seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy: A population-based cohort study
title_short The risk of major structural birth defects associated with seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy: A population-based cohort study
title_sort risk of major structural birth defects associated with seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy: a population-based cohort study
topic Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Developmental Biology
Toxicology
developmental anomaly
influenza vaccine
major birth defects
maternal vaccination
pregnant women
PRETERM DELIVERY
CONGENITAL-MALFORMATIONS
DEVELOPMENTAL DYSPLASIA
SPONTANEOUS-ABORTION
1ST TRIMESTER
SAFETY
OUTCOMES
INFANTS
AUSTRALIA
VACCINES
developmental anomaly
influenza vaccine
major birth defects
maternal vaccination
pregnant women
Infant
Pregnancy
Female
Humans
Influenza, Human
Cohort Studies
Seasons
Influenza Vaccines
Vaccination
Humans
Influenza Vaccines
Vaccination
Cohort Studies
Seasons
Pregnancy
Infant
Female
Influenza, Human
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1141510
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1141510
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1141510
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93242