Whooping Cough (Pertussis) immunisation for pregnant women - Factsheet

This factsheet provides information and encourages uptake of the whooping cough vaccine for pregnant women. Cases of whooping cough are on the increase - by getting the vaccine while pregnant you can protect your baby.

New immunisations vaccines 2014

Two new vaccine brands – Infanrix IPV Hiband Boostrix-IPV – are being introduced into the national routine immunisation schedule in 2014, alongside Infanrix IPV and Repevax. This chart shows who they are for and aims to avoid the possibility of confusion between the brands. �

Immunisation for babies just after their first birthday (English and translations)

This booklet provides the facts about the vaccines babies will receive just after their first birthday: the first MMR vaccine and the PCV and Hib/Men C booster vaccines.

Rubella and pregnancy - What you need to know (English and two translations)

This leaflet for women provides updated information on rubella and how to get vaccinated so it is not passed on during pregnancy.Rubella, otherwise known as German measles, can be very serious for the unborn baby in the first three months of pregnancy and can cause damage to the sight, hearing, heart and brain, a condition known as congenital rubella syndrome (CRS).Infection can be prevented by the MMR vaccine, which protects the mother and her unborn baby.

Newborn Hearing Screening (English and translations)

Your baby will be given a series of routine health checks in the first few weeks of life. This will include a hearing screen. The hearing screen uses a quick simple test to check the hearing of all newborn babies. � .

Weaning made easy moving from milk to family meals (English and translations)

As a parent you want the best start for your baby. What your child eats and drinks is important for his/her health now and in the future. The information in this leaflet may be quite different from what you have read before, or what your friends or family may tell you they did. New research is constantly being carried out into infant nutrition and the information and advice in this leaflet is based on up-to-date scientific evidence. It will help you make sure that your child is getting a good start. (Note: translations are of the 2007 version)

Immunisation for babies up to a year old (English and translations)

This booklet provides information on the routine immunisations that are given to babies up to year old to protect them from serious childhood diseases. It describes the DtaP/IPV/Hib, pneumococcal and MenC vaccines and now includes information on the rotavirus vaccine given to babies at two and three months old from July 2013.(A new version will be available from summer 2015)

New Vaccine Poster 2014

Infanrix IPV Boostrix-IPV Repevax Babies at 2, 3 and 4 months Children at 3 years 4 months (pre-school booster) Pregnant women New vaccines 2014 Two new vaccine brands – Infanrix IPV Hib and Boostrix-IPV – are being introduced into the national routine immunisation schedule in 2014, alongside Infanrix IPV and Repevax. This chart shows who they are for and aims to avoid the possibility of confusion between the brands. from 1 July 2014 from 1 June 2014 until 30 June 2014 Infanrix IPV Infanrix IPV Infanrix IPV Hib Infanrix IPV Hib Boostrix-IPV Repevax