Getting a Tdap vaccine during the 27th to 36th week of each pregnancy ensures your baby gets the maximum protection against whooping cough before being born. Learn more: healthypregnancy healthybaby healthymoms
Make sure other family members and caregivers are up to date on Tdap vaccine
Whooping cough spreads easily. Asking family and caregivers to be up to date with their Tdap vaccine before coming in close contact with your newborn provides added protection, according to Goje.Whooping cough on the rise Before a whooping cough vaccine was developed, the condition caused 5,000 to 10,000 deaths every year in the United States alone. After World War II, the cases gradually declined, as more effective vaccines were developed. In recent years, the disease has been making a comeback.In 2012, more than 48,000 cases of whooping cough were reported in the U.S., the largest number since the mid-1950s.A CDC report showed more than 1,200 U.S. cases of whooping cough in babies under 6 months of age in 2019.
"I explain that other members of the family can get vaccinated to help provide some safety," said Zlatnik,"butCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccines for your children: vaccines at 1 to 2 months. February 2020.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pregnancy and whooping cough: get the whooping cough vaccine during each pregnancy. June 2017.
Skoff TH, Blain AE, Watt J, et al. Impact of the US maternal tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccination program on preventing pertussis in infants <2 months of age: a case-control evaluation.BOOSTRIX prescribing Information. Research Triangle Park, NC: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals. Revised April 2019.
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