I recently had the privilege of talking with Jane, a registered respiratory therapist who works in a level one trauma center. She’s out on the front lines—in the ER, ICU, on the surgical floor, and in labor and delivery—and has been for nearly ten years. She sees people when they are “not doing well,” as […]
Hi there! If you aren’t following The Vaccine Mom Facebook page then you haven’t been getting nearly all of the important information I put up. I’m sorry because that’s not fair to you. So, I’m going to post all these little tidbits of information here on the website for all to see! Today is about […]
The CDC recommends the pertussis (whooping cough) and flu vaccines during every pregnancy. The pertussis vaccine is particularly important during pregnancy. Pertussis can be life-threatening to your newborn. The pertussis vaccine (most commonly given in the Tdap vaccine–includes tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) should given between 27-32 weeks gestation. The earlier the better. It will […]
With coughing so severe it could crack your baby’s ribs, pertussis (whooping cough) can be life-threatening to children under the age of one. But, your baby doesn’t get his first pertussis vaccine until he is 2 months old, so how do you protect him from this horrible and life-threatening disease in the first few months […]
The DTaP vaccine protects your child from getting tetanus (lockjaw), diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (whooping cough). All three of these are potentially life-threatening bacterial infections. Tetanus The bacteria the causes tetanus is called Clostridium tetani and is often found in the soil. In the United States, tetanus is most often transmitted through a break in […]