TWO OF THE AUTHORS REPLY

Naleway and Mullooly respond to Ayoub and Yazbak's comments on their recent review of the literature on influenza vaccination during pregnancy referenced several studies that describe influenza-related morbidity and mortality in pregnant women. Despite examining different populations over a wide range of influenza seasons and using different study designs and outcome measures, when considered as a whole, these studies indicate that pregnant women have an increased risk of influenza and influenza-related complications relative to nonpregnant women.