After the birth of a newborn, pediatricians working in the hospital, examine the baby and take the necessary tests. Based on the data obtained from the surveys, the specialist appoints vaccinations. Inoculations to newborns in the hospital are an effective means of protecting immunity from infections. For the parents of the child, the question is very important, which vaccinations are done in the maternity hospital?
Mandatory vaccinations for newborns in the hospital
Mandatory vaccinations in the hospital are done free of charge. The vaccination schedule was approved by the Ministry of Health. Two days after birth, the baby is vaccinated with BCG - from tuberculosis, when he is discharged from the medical institution, hepatitis B vaccine is administered.
Vaccination in the hospital from hepatitis
In order to protect a newborn from hepatitis B, a vaccine is injected into the thigh of the baby. As already noted, this vaccine is usually given at discharge, but in some cases, the time of administration of the vaccine varies: children with hepatitis transmitted from the mother, it is done within 12 hours after birth; premature babies - when the body weight reaches 2 kg.
In some cases, there are contraindications for vaccination:
- defeat of the central nervous system;
- intrauterine infections and purulent-septic lesions;
- hemolytic diseases.
BCG vaccine in the hospital
The lack of immunity to tuberculosis threatens a dangerous disease, so doctors strongly recommend that the vaccine be made in a timely manner to the newborn. By the rules, BCG is injected subcutaneously into the left shoulder.
Contraindications for vaccination are:
- perinatal CNS damage;
- intrauterine infection;
- severe brain damage;
- congenital immunodeficiency;
- some blood diseases.
Complications due to vaccinations are rare, there are two reasons: poor quality of the procedure, or the immunity of the baby does not cope with the dosage of the vaccine bacteria.
Refuse from vaccinations in the hospital
Some parents doubt whether it is worth it to do vaccinations in the hospital. The federal law enshrines the right of parents to refuse to vaccinate a child. In case of refusal, an application is written in the name of the head of the medical institution in two copies, it should contain the reasoning, what is the reason for the refusal. It is also necessary to note that parents take responsibility for the consequences. Under the application a signature with a decryption, the date of writing, is put. After the application is registered, one copy should be left in the medical facility, and the second should be in the hands of the parents.