Guidance

Pregnancy: how to help protect you and your baby

This leaflet describes the vaccinations that help protect you and your baby during and after pregnancy.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
1 April 2016
Last updated
10 December 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Pregnancy: how to help protect you and your baby

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Pregnancy: how to help protect you and your baby

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This leaflet explains:

  • the flu vaccine
  • the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine
  • the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine

These vaccinations are recommended for women who are pregnant. Rubella vaccination is also recommended for women who require protection before becoming pregnant again.

Paper copies of this leaflet are available free to order or download in the following languages:

English, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional, Cantonese), Estonian, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Latvian, Lithuanian, Panjabi, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Romany, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu and Yiddish.

An English large print version is available to order.

A British Sign Language (BSL) video is available to view or download.

A Braille version of this leaflet is available to order.

An audio version of this leaflet is available to download.

A quick links poster with QR codes to the Pregnancy: how to help protect you and your baby and the COVID-19 vaccination: a guide on pregnancy and breastfeeding leaflets is available to download.

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Updates to this page

Published 1 April 2016
Last updated 10 December 2024 + show all updates

  1. Links to the pregnancy leaflet translations have been updated for 2024.

  2. This leaflet has been updated to include information on the maternal RSV vaccination programme. Links to the updated translations and accessibles will be added in due course.

  3. Details of the RSV vaccine for pregnant women have been added to the leaflet, as well as updated information on receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy.

  4. Updated to reflect changes to the Pertussis (whooping cough) programme.

  5. Added links to translated versions and alternative formats.

  6. Added link to the quick links QR codes poster.

  7. Added order link.

  8. Added HTML version of leaflet.

  9. Revised to include more detail about the pertussis vaccine and eligibility.

  10. First published.

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