🤰🏾 If you are pregnant or planning to be, the vaccine conversation just got more complicated. Here is what you actually need to know. For the first time ever, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists broke from the CDC and published its own independent vaccine schedule for pregnant patients, after federal health agencies walked back routine recommendations for COVID-19 and flu shots during pregnancy. ACOG joined 13 other major medical organizations to reinforce recommendations grounded purely in peer-reviewed science, aiming to clear up public confusion and counter misinformation. The four vaccines ACOG recommends during pregnancy: 💉 Flu shot: any trimester, ideally by end of October 💉 COVID-19 vaccine: as early as possible in pregnancy 💉 Tdap: between 27 and 36 weeks to protect against whooping cough 💉 RSV vaccine: between 32 and 36 weeks seasonally When you are vaccinated during pregnancy, your antibodies cross the placenta directly into your baby's bloodstre...