It’s important that pregnant women continue to attend antenatal appointments and get their whooping cough vaccine from week 16 of pregnancy.
This helps protect babies against whooping cough.
Before attending an appointment, pregnant women should make sure they don’t have any symptoms of Coronavirus.
Immunisations
Immunisations are an excellent way for you to do all you can to protect your health and the health of your baby. There are certain immunisations (jags) that apply particularly to pregnancy.
To read all about what vaccinations you should get to protect yourself and your baby, see the Ready, Steady, Baby information on vaccinations.
This Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists patient information leaflet provides advice for women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant about Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection in newborn babies.
Click here for information about pregnancy and the Covid-19 vaccination.
