Pregnancy and vaccination

Vaccinations against rubella, mumps, measles (trivalent MMR vaccine), chickenpox and whooping cough protect the mother and child both during and after pregnancy against risks that may prove serious.

Vaccination enables the maternal antibodies to be passed on to the baby which is then protected during the early months of life until it is old enough to be vaccinated itself. By being vaccinated, you protect yourself and you also protect your child.

If you have not already had 2 doses of the vaccine against rubella before pregnancy, vaccination against this illness is imperative. You should avoid pregnancy for one month after vaccination. But if you have been vaccinated without knowing you were pregnant don’t worry.

If you have never had chickenpox, vaccination is possible followed by contraception for one month.

Pregnant women are advised to get the vaccine during winter.

Vaccination is only effective for a few years, so booster vaccinations are essential. It is recommended therefore to perform vaccination during each pregnancy (from the second trimester onwards). This will increase the levels of protective maternal antibodies transferred to the baby and prevent the mother passing whooping cough on to her child after birth.lt is also recommended to vaccinate any people who will come into contact with the infant (father, brothers and sisters, grandparents) if the last whooping cough vaccine was administered more than ten years ago.

All pregnant women are advised to have one of the mRNA vaccines authorized in Switzerland, ideally starting in the second trimester. 
FOPH recommendation, link:  https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/haeufig-gestellte-fragen.html?faq-url=/covid/en/faq-category/7122/3247