Can pregnant women get tetanus? Why?

We know that the tetanus shot is an injection given to the human body after it is infected with tetanus bacteria. The tetanus shot can effectively inhibit the growth of tetanus bacteria. So can pregnant women get a tetanus shot?

Can pregnant women get tetanus shots?

Tetanus is a drug that is prohibited for use by pregnant women as it may cause fetal malformations.

Drugs that may cause fetal malformation

1. Anti-epileptic drugs: may cause fetal head and facial deformities, heart malformations, premature birth, physical and intellectual developmental delays, genital abnormalities, etc.

2. Propyl acetic acid: may cause neural tube defects.

3. Sedatives: Diazepam may cause cleft lip and cleft palate; chlordiazepoxide may cause stillbirth, limb deformities and developmental delay; chlorpromazine may cause retinopathy.

4. Hypoglycemic drugs: may cause miscarriage, stillbirth, multiple malformations, cleft lip, cleft palate, bone deformity, and thrombocytopenia.

5. Antithyroid drugs: may cause congenital goiter, hypothyroidism, cretinism and stillbirth.

6. Antimalarial drugs: may cause fetal miscarriage, fetal deafness, visual defects, kidney damage, hydrocephalus, heart and limb deformities.

7. Vitamins: Overdose may cause teratogenicity.

Drugs that may cause fetal abnormalities

1. Antibiotics: Streptomycin, kanamycin and neomycin should not be used during the entire pregnancy to avoid congenital deafness or vestibular damage to the fetus. In addition, sulfonamides, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, etc. will affect the health of the fetus.

2. Glucocorticoids: Cortisone, prednisone, etc. used in early pregnancy can cause stillbirth, premature birth, cleft lip and cleft palate.

3. Aspirin and sodium salicylate: They can cause brain and kidney malformations in early pregnancy and liver damage, jaundice, etc. in late pregnancy.

4. Chinese patent medicine: Toxic side effects are relatively minor, but during pregnancy, any Chinese patent medicine with the instructions stating "pregnant women should not use" or "pregnant women should use with caution" should not be taken. Many Chinese medicines can cause deformities, miscarriage, premature birth, and even stillbirth.