Talking to Your Healthcare Provider About Vaccines

I was seven months pregnant in 1990 when I came down with a raging case of chickenpox. We were terrified we’d lose our son. In the early stages of pregnancy, chickenpox, also known as the varicella virus, can cause scarring, fetal organ damage, and developmental and learning disabilities. In late pregnancy, it can be life threatening for both mother and baby. At the time, there was no vaccine in the U.S. — and zero treatments. I had no choice but to hunker down and hope for the best. My obstetrician did home visits to keep me, and the virus, out of his office. For three weeks, I and my pregnan...

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