In pregnancy your immune system is naturally weakened so you are less able to fight infection.

We recommend vaccinations throughout pregnancy to protect the health of you and your baby. 

Pleaase speak with your midwife, GP, or member of the maternity vaccination team if you have any questions or queries.

Flu 

The flu vaccination is available from late September until March and is free for pregnant women.

The vaccination can be given at any stage of pregnancy.

We offer a drop-in flu vaccination clinic in the Antenatal Clinic on the second floor of the Great Western Hospital, Monday to Friday, 9am - 4pm (subject to staff and vaccination availability).

Please phone our Vaccination team on 01793 696734 to check availability.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

The RSV vaccine is recommended during every pregnancy (from 28 weeks onwards) to help protect your baby after they're born.

If you're pregnant, you should have the vaccine during every pregnancy. This will help make sure each baby is protected for the first 6 months after they're born, when they're most likely to get seriously ill if they get RSV.

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

We recommend that you have the Whooping Cough vaccination from 16 to 32 weeks of pregnancy. This can be booked with your GP surgery.

Whooping Cough is a very serious infection, and young babies are most at risk. 

It’s important that you have this vaccination in each pregnancy, even if you have been vaccinated before.