H1N1 vaccine for pregnant women

According to the following site, it provides this statement>>

http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1flu/vaccination/pregnant_qa.htm

Getting the flu shot is the single best way to protect against the flu. It is important for a pregnant woman to receive both the 2009 H1N1 flu shot and the seasonal flu shot. A pregnant woman who gets any type of flu has a greater chance for serious health problems. Compared with people in general who get 2009 H1N1 flu (formerly called “swine flu”), pregnant women with 2009 H1N1 flu are more likely to be admitted to hospitals. Pregnant women are also more likely to have serious illness and death from 2009 H1N1 flu. When a pregnant woman gets a flu shot, it can protect both her and her baby. Research has found that pregnant women who had a flu shot get sick less often with the flu than do pregnant women who did not get a flu shot. Babies born to mothers who had a flu shot in pregnancy also get sick with flu less often than do babies whose mothers did not get a flu shot.

My daughter is due in Jan.2010 and her Dr. won't give her the H1N1 FLU SHOT. I guess it depends on who your Dr. is. She wanted it, but they said no. The swine--H1N1 flu can cause serious problems if you get it for the mother and the unborn baby

Thanks for the responses! I just want to be sure that there are no risks to the unborn baby (or at least know something about what they are). All of the CDC and other sites discuss the mother as the reason to get the vaccine but there is no mention of risks to the baby. I want to be sure the same risks that cause them to recommend waiting until after 6 months of age don't also apply before birth. I also haven't been able to find anything about why you should not vaccinate before 6 months of age but there must be some reason. If I get the vaccine I definitely plan to get the thimerosal free version.

The CDC is urging pregnant women to get the shot, so that doctor that will not prescribe it is just plain wrong. It is okay for a pregnant mother to get it because side effects of a flu shot are better for a fetus than the death of it's mother. It's okay for pregnant women to get it and not a baby because they are two different physiological beings. It all boils down to risk analysis. If your doctor recommend the shot, please get it. It's trendy to feel that your doctor works for some big evil shot-giving conglomerate but, yeah, that's probably not true and I am sure he/she has your best interest at heart. You trusted him/her enough to be your caregiver, so why go against him/her on this?

It's also important to understand the risks to your unborn baby before you make a decision about putting anything into your body while pregnant. Information on any possible risks to the baby is decidedly lacking from any website I've seen. There are other ways to avoid exposure to the virus, such as avoiding public places or stopping work early. I'm more than 8 months pregnant and am not sure that it's better to get the vaccine than to just avoid public places at this point. It's not as simple and clear cut as some people would like it to be. Full information would be nice in helping to make a decision.

Pregnant women are one of the groups which are at a high risk of being seriously ill with swine flu. In fact a significant number of pregnant women have died from swine flu, and this is the reason the vaccine is being suggested for pregnant women. The effects of the H1N1 vaccine have not been fully uncovered, and it is impossible to be 100% certain that the H1N1 swine flu vaccine will not have some sort of an effect on the unborn child.