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Are pregnant women routinely checked for chicken pox immunity in the UK?

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moggle · 19/05/2017 11:19

Hoping a midwife, or someone out there with their maternity notes can answer this! I know when you're pregnant they test your blood for rubella immunity, do they also check for chicken pox immunity? DD has raging chicken pox, we're TTC, and my mum says she can't remember if I've definitely had it. Me and my bro are convinced we both have chicken pox scars, but we also both had pretty bad acne as teenagers so could be from that! I don't have my maternity notes to double check, but if they do routinely check (was pg in 2014), then I should be fine.

Thanks in advance!

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moggle · 14/06/2017 13:57

I just wanted to update my thread.
I did not get chicken pox! Thank goodness. Must have had it as a child after all.
DD is still covered in scars almost a month later :-( but they are fading slowly.
The IVF worked - very well - I'm 7 weeks pregnant with twins!
EEK!

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mayhew · 14/06/2017 14:05

Great update!

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