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Whooping cough injection

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Becky6X · 23/08/2019 12:19

I saw online that you should have your whooping cough injection between 16-32 weeks. I am planning to ask for it on Wednesday when I will be 34 weeks... is this too late??

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SpuriouserAndSpuriouser · 23/08/2019 12:25

It's not too late, you can have it up until you go into labour. However between 16 and 32 weeks is best because then there is the highest chance that you will pass on the protective antibodies before the baby is born. If you have it later than 32 weeks then the chance that you pass on the antibodies is lower, but in any case you will be protected which lessens the chance that you will catch whooping cough and pass it to the baby.

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