Should Women Get The Flu Shot When They Are Trying To Conceive?

A new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry has found that if a woman contracts the flu virus during pregnancy, her baby is more likely to develop schizophrenia. Researchers discovered that fetal exposure to the influenza A virus leads to cognitive problems by age seven among children who later develop a psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia as adults. But the scientists also found that fetal exposure to this virus does not lead to cognitive problems among children who do not l... Read more »