Women who receive seasonal influenza vaccine during pregnancy may have over 50 percent reduced risk of experiencing a stillbirth than unvaccinated mothers says a study.The findings not only support the safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy but also suggest that vaccination protects against stillbirth.Over 3 million stillbirths occur worldwide each year and in developed countries stillbirths account for 70 percent of infant deaths around the time of birth the study pointed out.The researchers believe that establishing a connection between influenza season and stillbirth could have global implications for infant mortality.'I'm hoping results like these can convince more pregnant women to