Özet:

Vaccination plays an important role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. However, pregnant women and lactating women are excluded from clinical trials of vaccines due to the unknown effects of the vaccine on the fetus and infant. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence about the effect of COVID-19 vaccines on women during pregnancy and the breastfeeding period which causes concern and anxiety among pregnant women and lactating women. Although pregnant women are considered to be a risk group compared to the normal population in terms the serious consequences of the infection, including hospitalization in the intensive care unit, need for mechanical ventilation and death, they are not among the priority groups in the vaccination process. In cases where the benefit of the vaccine outweighs the potential risk, it is recommended that pregnant women be vaccinated on their own will. Similarly, although there is insufficient data on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines among breastfeeding women and the effects of vaccination on breastfed babies and lactation, it is reported that COVID-19 vaccines do not pose a risk for breastfeeding women or their babies, and thus COVID-19 s vaccine is recommended for breastfeeding women. Evidence-based and personalized information about vaccines is needed to support pregnant and breastfeeding women's decision making about vaccines, and this information should be provided by health professionals such as midwife, nurse and physicians. In this context, this review was conducted to discuss vaccination against COVID-19 infection during pregnancy and the breastfeeding period based on scientific data and literature.

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