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Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

   
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Contact Information

Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health Programs

600 S. Commonwealth Ave.,
8th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Tel: (213) 639-6400
Fax: (213) 639-1034
Tdap Data

Immunization, Infectious Disease, and Public Health Preparedness Expert Work Group (ACOG Committee Opinion, June 2018):

"Immunization is an essential part of care for adults, including women....Obstetrician-gynecologists and other obstetric care providers should routinely assess their pregnant patient's vaccination status. Based on this assessment they should recommend and when possible, administer needed vaccines to their pregnant patients. There is no evidence of adverse fetal effects from vaccinating pregnant women with inactivated virus, bacterial vaccines, or toxoids, and a growing body of data demonstrate the safety of such use....All pregnant women should receive a tetanus toxoid, reduced diphteria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during each pregnancy, as early in the 27-36 weeks-of-gestation window as possible."

"Studies consistently demonstrate that when the recommendation of the availability of vaccination during pregnancy comes directly from a woman's obstetrician or other obstetric care provider, the odds of vaccine acceptance and receipt are 5-fold to 50-fold higher (4-8)."

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Location of Prenatal Tdap- MIHA 2016
Among women who received prenatal Tdap:
-85% were vaccinated at the same clinic where they received prenatal care
-7% were vaccinated at a pharmacy/supermarket
-5% were vaccinated at a different doctor's office
-3% unknown location
What's New in CPSP

CPSP Provider Trainings

LA County is now offering trainings! Click here for more info.


Syphilis in Women and Congenital Syphilis  


Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

Pertussis is on the rise. We strongly recommend that CPSP providers offer/refer pregnant patients for Tdap during 3rd trimester to protect newborns from pertussis. Visit CPSP website or to learn more about what your office can do to prevent pertussis.


Flu Vaccine


LA County WIC Agencies

Use our CPSP WIC directory page to locate the nearest WIC site for your clients.



Be Prepared For Your Quality Assurance Visit! 

Use this quality assurance checklist to make sure everything is ready to go before your next QA visit.   


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