A woman who is 19 weeks pregnant with her second child asks what she can do to protect the new baby from whoop…

Question

A woman who is 19 weeks pregnant with her second child asks what she can do to protect the new baby from whooping cough. Her 2-year-old daughter is fully immunised. She received a pertussis-containing vaccine at 26 weeks in her previous pregnancy, eighteen months ago, and asks whether she needs it again. She has no contraindication to vaccination. The baby's first scheduled pertussis-containing vaccine will not be given until 6 weeks of age. At which one of the following times should she receive…

Accepted Answer

At 20 to 32 weeks gestation.

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During the first trimester.

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Immediately after the birth of the baby.

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No further dose this pregnancy.

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Within two weeks of the due date.

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