Whooping cough shot shown safe for pregnant women
![Pregnant woman getting a shot](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ls_pregflushot_feat_free_0.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
Women who get a booster shot against whooping cough, or pertussis, during pregnancy don’t increase their risk of having a problem birth, and they boost their babies’ immunity to the disease.
Image Point Fr/Shutterstock