Whooping cough and pregnancy (leaflet)
Series : Immunisation
Published : June 2024Page Length : 8
Format : Booklet A5
Supplier : N/A
Publisher : Public Health England
The leaflet provides in-depth information on: why the vaccine is needed, how maternal pertussis vaccination helps to protect babies from whooping cough, when expectant mothers can have the vaccine and why this vaccine is so important. Whooping cough vaccination during every pregnancy boosts your antibodies which are then passed to your baby to help protect them from the day they are born.