Guidance
Vaccine in pregnancy: advice for pregnant women
Guidance for health professionals to share with pregnant women immunised with MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), chickenpox or shingles vaccines.
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This advice provides information on the safety of each vaccine when given in pregnancy for health professionals to share with pregnant women who have been inadvertently vaccinated.
Updates to this page
Published 24 February 2015Last updated 20 January 2025 + show all updates
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Updated 'The safety of chickenpox (Varilrix® and Varivax®) and shingles (Shingrix®) vaccines when given in pregnancy'.
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Update to congenital rubella syndrome chart and change of terms from congenital varicella syndrome to fetal varicella syndrome.
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First published.