Cough drops can relieve a sore throat and help you stay hydrated, which is important for you and your baby during pregnancy. Most cough drops are safe to use during pregnancy, but it's always good to ...

A new study points to increase protection for babies when their mothers are vaccinated against whooping cough (pertussis). The percentage of pregnant people who have taken the vaccine has stagnated.

CANCER SURVIVORS. WELL, IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT MOMS WHO RECEIVED THE WHOOPING COUGH VACCINE DURING THEIR PREGNANCY MAY GIVE BIRTH TO INFANTS WHO ARE BETTER PROTECTED ...

PREGNANT women are being urged to have the whooping cough vaccine in their last trimester to offer the best protection to their newborns — the most vulnerable to the killer cough. The call comes after ...

Millions of pregnant women in the United States are not getting two vital vaccines that protect not only their health, but their babies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

Pregnant women can help protect their newborns from whooping cough by getting a Tdap vaccine during the third trimester of pregnancy. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked cases ...

A new CDC study has linked Tdap vaccination during pregnancy to reduced rates of whooping cough in newborns. According to the findings, Tdap vaccination given during the third trimester prevented more ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encouraged pregnant women to get vaccinated for whooping cough to protect newborns when they're most vulnerable. A CDC study ...

A baby whose mother had not been vaccinated against whooping cough has died after contracting the infection, health officials have confirmed. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly ...

Four in five pregnant women in Wiltshire have been vaccinated against whooping cough, according to new figures released by ...