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RSV vaccine for pregnant women

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Pregnant women can now book appointments to receive their RSV vaccine

To offer your baby the best protection, you should have your vaccine appointment between 28 and 36 weeks of pregnancy (where the vaccine is more effective).

You can contact your midwife or your GP about this appointment. If your GP surgery is not offering the RSV vaccine, please use the booking form below to book an appointment.

If you miss your vaccine, you can have it until your baby is born. However, if you have it later in pregnancy it may not be as effective.

Studies have shown the RSV vaccine is very safe for you and your baby. The RSV vaccine is not a live vaccine, so it cannot cause RSV in you or your baby. It is the safest and most effective way to help protect your unborn baby from RSV.

To book your vaccine at either Neath Port Talbot Hospital, Singleton Hospital or an alternative offering – please follow this link.

This form is also available in Welsh. Please select your preferred language using the drop down option in the top right hand corner of the form.

RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is a common cause of respiratory tract infections. For most adults and children, RSV infection causes a mild illness, such as a cough or cold, which usually gets better on its own. However, for some, especially babies under one year of age and older adults, RSV can be very serious and can cause bronchiolitis and pneumonia. At least half of all children have RSV in the first year of life and almost all will have had it by the time they are two. 

You can help protect your baby against RSV from birth by having the RSV vaccination while you are pregnant. 

  • RSV can occur all year round but is more common during the autumn and winter. 
  • More than 1,000 babies in Wales end up in hospital because of the virus. The number of people going to hospital because of RSV has increased in the last 20 years.  
  • If you have had an RSV infection in the past, it does not mean you cannot get RSV again.

Eligibility for the vaccine

About the vaccine

Safety and effectiveness

 

 

Below is a video from Public Health Wales explaining the different vaccinations in pregnancy. 

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