If you are pregnant, you can help protect your baby in their first weeks of life from this serious disease by getting vaccinated.
The vaccination programme has been in place since 2012 and is very effective at protecting babies against whooping cough from birth.
It is important you get the whooping cough vaccine as soon as possible once you become eligible (from week 16 of your pregnancy).
The protection your baby receives from you having the vaccine will wear off, so it is important you take your baby for their routine vaccinations.
Babies are offered the whooping cough vaccine as part of their childhood immunisation schedule starting at eight weeks of age. It is important they have all the whooping cough vaccinations offered to complete the full schedule to get a good level of protection.
It is important to be vaccinated against whooping cough every time you are pregnant.