Prenatal Tdap Workgroup Resources
Prenatal Tdap Meeting Slides
- May 31, 2017
- June 28, 2017
- July 31, 2017
- September 14, 2017
- November 30, 2017
- January 17, 2018
- March 29, 2018
- July 25, 2018
Letters from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to Physicians
- Implement Prenatal Tdap Program to Prevent Infant Pertussis in California (12-30-16)
- To Physicians about Infant Pertussis: Prevention, Evaluation and Treatment (8-3-16)
Letter from the California Conference of Local Health Officers to Local Health Dept. Staff
- Prenatal Tdap Immunizations and Prenatal Care Providers (12-11-17) with accompanying Template Letter for Prenatal Care Providers with Pregnant Patients that did not Receive Prenatal Tdap and Infants Developed Pertussis
Educational Materials for Prenatal Care Providers
- Provide the best prenatal care to prevent pertussis
- Making a stong vaccine referral to pregnant women
- Medical Board of California Newsletter (Spring 2017, pg. 15-16)
- Immunization Priorities to Prevent Infant Pertussis
Provider Tools
- Prenatal Tdap/Influenza Immunization Declination Form – English and Spanish
Use this form to document patient declinations. Please note:DHCS contracts require that Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans document patient refusal of the immunization in the form of a signed statement. (See Q17 in the Medi-Cal Coverage of Immunizations to learn more.) - Gestational Wheel Order Form
Use this form to order FREE gestational wheels, which include timing for Tdap and flu immunizations - Prenatal Immunization Rx Pad
- List of FREE Prenatal Tdap Immunization Resources for Prenatal Care Providers
- VIS Tdap Vaccine – English and Spanish
- CDC Toolkit for Prenatal Care Providers
ACOG’s Tdap Immunization Toolkit
- Update on Immunization and Pregnancy: Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Vaccination – ACOG Committee Opinion 718, September 2017
- Provider FAQs (updated 2017)
- Patient Frequently Asked Questions (Updated 2017) English | Spanish
- Managing Costs
- ACOG Commitee Opinion: Maternal Immunization (June 2018)
Local Health Department Tools
- San Francisco’s Prenatal Tdap Vaccination Toolkit
- San Diego’s Prenatal Tdap Vaccination Toolkit
- Stanislaus’s OB Provider Toolkit
- Stanislaus’s Pertussis Toolkit for Schools and Child Care Centers
- Orange’s prenatal care provider pre-and post-conference survey
Tools for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans
- Steps to Preventing Infant Pertussis: The Critical Role of Managed Care
- Template Letter from Plans to Physicians
FAQs: Medi-Cal Coverage of Immunizations
Data and Reports
- CDPH Pertussis Reports (Look under Surveillance Reports)
- 2015 Maternal and Infant Health Assessment Survey: Tdap and Influenza Immunization in Pregnant Women
- 2016 Maternal and Infant Health Assessment Survey: Prenatal Vaccinations in California
- Infant Pertussis Cases and Incidence Rates, 2013-17
Patient Education Materials
Materials from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH):
- Immunizations for a Healthy Pregnancy Brochure – English and Spanish
- Expecting? Protect yourself and your baby against flu and whooping cough! flyer– English and Spanish
- Your baby may be at risk for flu and whooping cough poster – English and Spanish
- Need A Ride? flyer (Coming Soon)!
Use this to promote Medi-Cal’s new transportation benefit
Materials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
- You can start protecting your baby from whooping cough before birth flyer – English and Spanish
- Protect Your Baby from the Start – English and Spanish
Tools and Information for Pharmacists
- Shelf Talker featuring pregnant woman (unbranded)
- Board Of Pharmacy Alert: Medi-Cal Expands Access to Adult Immunizations in Pharmacies (5/2017)
- Template letter to be modified by pharmacists who want to reach prenatal care providers in their database