Should pregnant women get vaccinated with every pregnancy?

If you are pregnant, talk with your doctor or midwife about getting the whooping cough shot called Tdap, to help protect yourself and your baby. CDC recommends you get your Tdap vaccine between the 27th and 36th week of each pregnancy. After you get the shot, your body will create protective antibodies and pass some of them to your baby before birth. These antibodies provide your baby some short-term protection against whooping cough in early life when your baby is too young to get vaccinated.

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1. What is Pertussis (Whooping Cough) and why is it a problem?
2. What can you do to prevent Pertussis?
3. Should pregnant women get vaccinated with every pregnancy?
4. Who else should receive the Tdap vaccine?
5. Where can you get vaccinated for Tdap?