Vaccinating Mom Protects Baby, Too! A Study Conducted at Seven Navajo and White Mountain Apache Hospitals Shows Maternal Vaccination Lowers Illness Rates in Newborns.

While all adults should receive both the influenza and the tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccines, these vaccines are particularly important for pregnant and postpartum women. Not only do they afford protection to the mother, they also protect infants from these potentially deadly diseases.