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 (Updated 8-7-24) 

Provider Educational Materials

• December 2024 Presentation: Immunizing for Two+: Enhancing Maternal Protection and Vaccine Uptake Recording and Slides
• DHCS Learning Collaborative February 2019 Presentation: Protecting Infants from Pertussis: Strategies to Increase Maternal Immunization & Reduce the Gaps in Health Systems.
• Improving Prenatal Immunization Rates (Aliados Health)
• Provide the Best Prenatal Care to Prevent Pertussis (CDC)
• Making a Strong Vaccine Referral to Pregnant Women (CDC)
• Talking to Pregnant Women about Vaccines (CDC)
• Immunization Priorities to Prevent Infant Pertussis
• RSV FAQs

 Provider Immunization Tools

• Prenatal Immunization Declination Form
  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
• VIS Tdap Vaccine – English and Spanish (CDC)

ACOG’s Immunization Tools  

• Immunization Coding - NEW!
• Commitee Opinion 741: Maternal Immunization (Reaffirmed 2021)
• Commitee Opinion 718: Update on Immunization and Pregnancy: Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Vaccination (Reaffirmed 2022)
• Provider FAQs (Updated 2017)
• Patient Frequently Asked Questions (April 2022)
• Managing Costs
• Increasing Maternal Immunization Rates
• Integrating Immunizations into Routine Ob-Gyn Care

Patient Education Materials

Materials from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH):

• Perinatal Communicable Disease postcard style material  
• Expecting? Protect Yourself and Your Baby Against COVID-19, RSV, Flu, and Whooping Cough flyer (also in Spanish)
• Immunizations for a Healthy Pregnancy brochure (also in Spanish)
• Need A Ride? flyer
  Use this to promote Medi-Cal’s transportation benefit 
• COVID-19 resources for pregnant people

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
• Pregnant? Help Protect Your Baby from Whooping Cough video
• Tdap vaccination for Pregnant Women - English and Spanish 
• From Me, To You prenatal vaccination campaign - English and Spanish

Campaigns, Toolkits, and Infographics 

• Infographic on prenatal vaccines and antibody transfer to infant - UPDATED!
• Infographic showing benefits of prenatal Tdap and flu immunizations (CIC)
• Infographic showing benefits of prenatal COVID-19 vaccine
• Infographic promoting use of DVR when verifying prenatal RSV vaccination status
• Tdap and Flu infographics from ACOG
• Toolkit for Prenatal Care Providers (CDC)​

Local Health Department Tools

• Stanislaus’s OB Provider Toolkit
• Stanislaus’s Pertussis Toolkit for Schools and Child Care Centers
• Alameda’s Best Practices for Raising Tdap Vaccination Rates among Pregnant Women
• Los Angeles’s CPSP Quality Assurance Tool

Data and Reports

• CDPH Pertussis Reports (Look under Surveillance Reports)
• 2021 Maternal and Infant Health Assessment Survey: Prenatal Vaccinations in California
• New S, Winter K, Boyte R, et al. Barriers to Receipt of Prenatal Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Among Mothers of Infants Aged <4 Months with Pertussis — California, 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:1068–1071.  

Letters from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to Physicians

• Clinician Health Advisory – Immunize Pregnant Women to Prevent Infant Pertussis in California (4-18-19)
• 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)

Pharmacists’ Tools and Information

• Shelf Talker featuring pregnant woman in English and Spanish (unbranded)
• ​Pharmacy-Administered Vaccines in California FAQs