Read more on Immunisation Coalition website. During pregnancy, you need to take extra care of yourself to ensure you and your baby remain healthy.
Read more on WA Health website. Read more on NT Health website. Pregnant women and newborn babies are especially vulnerable to influenza. Vaccinating against influenza can be life saving for both the mother and child. Immunisation is important at all stages of life to protect you and the community from certain diseases. Read more on Department of Health website. Most people can be immunised, except for people with certain medical conditions and people who are severely allergic anaphylactic to vaccine ingredients.
Everyone should be immunised against influenza this season when the vaccine becomes available, but pregnant women should be immunised at any time. Read more on myDr website. The influenza vaccine is provided at no cost for pregnant women through the National Immunisation Program. Find out about the symptoms of whooping cough, its treatment, the National Immunisation Program, and when you can get vaccinated against whooping cough. Pregnancy, Birth and Baby is not responsible for the content and advertising on the external website you are now entering.
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For more information, please visit the links below:. You are welcome to continue browsing this site with this browser. Some features, tools or interaction may not work correctly. There is a total of 5 error s on this form, details are below. Sometimes, a live vaccine may be used during pregnancy if the risk of infection is greater than the risk of the vaccination. Your midwife, GP or pharmacist can give you more advice about vaccinations during pregnancy.
During pregnancy, your immune system the body's natural defence is weakened to protect the pregnancy. This can mean you're less able to fight off infections. As the baby grows, you may be unable to breathe as deeply, increasing the risk of infections such as pneumonia.
These changes can raise the risk from flu — pregnant women are more likely to get flu complications than women who are not pregnant and are more likely to be admitted to hospital.
Having the flu vaccine means you're less likely to get flu. Whooping cough is a very serious infection, and young babies are most at risk. Most babies with whooping cough will be admitted to hospital. When you have the whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy, your body produces antibodies to protect against whooping cough.
These antibodies pass to your baby giving them some protection until they're able to have their whooping cough vaccination at 8 weeks old. Find out more about the whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy. You'll be invited when your age group are offered it or earlier if you have a health condition or reason that means you're eligible. A simple blood test can check whether you have immunity to this infection.
If you are not protected, ask your doctor for 2 doses of the vaccine for full immunity. Read more about chickenpox vaccine.
Pneumococcal vaccine is used to prevent infection that is caused by a bacteria called Pneumococcus. It can also be spread by touching objects that have been coughed or sneezed on by someone with the bacteria. Pneumococcal disease can range from mild infections, such as ear or sinus infections, to serious, life-threatening infections like pneumonia, meningitis or blood infection.
Read more about pneumococcal vaccine. Looking for Where to get medical help A health professional or service Patient portals Newsletters View all. Vaccinations and pregnancy Print A A A. Jeremy Steinberg is a GP with special interests in musculoskeletal medicine, evidence-based medicine and use of ultrasound.
You and your unborn baby can't catch coronavirus from the vaccine. Learn more about the coronavirus vaccine in pregnancy. Flu vaccine The Royal College of Midwives recommends all pregnant women have the free flu vaccine every time they are pregnant. Learn more about the flu vaccine during pregnancy.
Whooping cough vaccine NHS Scotland recommends you have the whooping cough vaccine every time you're pregnant. Learn more about the whooping cough vaccine. Source: Public Health Scotland - Opens in new browser window. How can we improve this page?
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