Vaccination Service

Public Health Scotland  – Ready Steady Baby! Vaccines in pregnancy video

In NHS Lanarkshire, several vaccines are offered during pregnancy. The vaccines are given by Maternity Services. Your midwife will speak to you about these during your antenatal appointments.

It is recommended that you have all the vaccines offered. This helps to protect you and your baby from serious illness. The following vaccines are recommended as part of the UK Routine Immunisation Schedule:

• Flu vaccine: offered at any stage of your pregnancy between October and March.
• Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine: This protects newborn babies from serious illness. It is offered from 16 weeks of pregnancy.
• RSV vaccine: This helps protect babies when they are at higher risk of serious illness caused by RSV infection. The vaccine is offered from 28 weeks of pregnancy. It can be given later if needed, including up until you go into labour.

If you think you may have missed a vaccine, please speak to your midwife or Call 01698 361100 Ext. 6210.

For more information, please visit the NHS Lanarkshire Maternity Services page: https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/services/maternity-services/

• NHS Inform vaccines in pregnancy: https://www.nhsinform.scot/vaccinesinpregnancy
• NHS Inform Ready Steady Baby: https://www.nhsinform.scot/ready-steady-baby
• NHS Inform immunisations: https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/immunisation/

• Vaccines in Pregnancy leaflet in Arabic, English, Large Print, Polish, Simplified Chinese (Mandarin) and Ukrainian
• Vaccines in Pregnancy video leaflet in British Sign Language (BSL)
• Vaccines in Pregnancy leaflet in audio format
• Translations and alternative formats of Ready Steady Baby are available from Public Health Scotland.