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For Release: October 22, 2009

ACOG Encourages Pregnant Women to Get Flu Vaccinations

Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) joins forces today with the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urging pregnant women to be vaccinated against both the seasonal flu and the H1N1 flu. To read the full release, go to http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/h1n1/news/pregnant-women-flu-vaccines.shtml#.

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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is the nation's leading group of physicians providing health care for women. As a private, voluntary, nonprofit membership organization of approximately 56,000 members, ACOG strongly advocates for quality health care for women; maintains the highest standards of clinical practice and continuing education of its members; promotes patient education; and increases awareness among its members and the public of the changing issues facing women's health care.

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