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Why two doses of tetanus toxoid given during pregnancy?
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Ensure immunity: Pregnancy can blunt the immune system; cdc recommends actually three doses of tetanus toxoid for pregnant women not previously immunized, two during pregnancy and one 6-12 months after, to ensure both maternal and neonatal tetanus immunity. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6041a4.htm.
Answered 1/13/2013
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