Routine vaccination of pregnant women with recombinant hepatitis-B vaccine is not recommended due to inadequate data on its effects on the foetus. No contraindication was recorded for the use of the vaccine in lactating mothers. However the decision to immunize pregnant and lactating mothers may be taken by the physician in the context of case-specific high risk factors.
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