I have a doctor. My doctor does NOT have the shots …

1 **. PROTECT Where can I get immunized? I M M U N I Z AT I O N S. yourself & your I have a doctor . Call your doctor and ask, Healthy for a growing family Do you offer flu and Tdap shots ? How soon can you see me? My doctor does NOT have the shots I. Pregnancy need or can't see me soon enough. Call the pharmacy where you usually pick up Like most moms-to-be, you want to your prescriptions and ask, give your baby a healthy start in life. Do you offer flu and Tdap shots ? shots (also called immunizations) are a Does my insurance cover these shots at your pharmacy? . safe way to protect you and your baby (Note: If you have Medi-Cal, shots should be from some harmful diseases. covered at this pharmacy.). What are your immunization clinic hours? The pharmacy I usually go to for prescriptions does not offer the shots I need, or my insurance does not cover them there. Call your health plan's member services. (This number is usually on the back of your *. insurance card.) Ask, What nearby pharmacies do you cover?

2 Call the nearby pharmacies and ask, Do you offer flu and Tdap shots ? What are your immunization clinic hours? (800) CDC-INFO/(800) 232-4636. California Department of Public Health Immunization Branch This publication was supported by Grant Number H23/CCH922507 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). IMM-887 (7/18). Thinking of Now that you are After your having a baby ? baby is born . your baby counts on you for BEST Circle your baby with protection Get shots before you get pregnant protection! Newborns are too young to get flu and Whether it is your first baby , or you are During pregnancy, flu is more likely to cause whooping cough shots . While getting planning to have another child, get up-to- serious problems for you and your baby . Like your shots during pregnancy is most date on your shots to protect you and your flu, whooping cough can also be deadly for new protective, make sure to get any shots family. Talk with your doctor about which babies, but they are too young to be immunized you missed.

3 shots are right for you. against these diseases. Ask your doctor for: To further protect your baby : Pre-Pregnancy Immunization Checklist Pregnancy Immunization Checklist 3 Keep your baby away from sick people. 3 Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough) 3 MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) as early as possible during your third trimester, even if you got it before pregnancy 3 Ask family, friends, and caregivers to get their flu shot 3 Flu (influenza) once a year 3 Flu once a year and make sure they are up to date on other shots , like 3 Chickenpox Getting these shots is very safe. The protection whooping cough and measles. 3 Hepatitis B you get from these shots passes to your baby in the womb. This will help protect your 3 Remind people around your baby to wash their hands often. 3 Other immunizations recommended by your doctor baby until she is old enough to be immunized against these diseases! Good News! You can choose your baby 's doctor while you're Good News! Good News!

4 Expecting! Schedule a Getting routine If you missed getting visit to get expert advice shots while you are these shots before *. on baby shots and more breastfeeding is safe *. becoming pregnant, you before your baby is born. *. for you and your baby . can get them after your baby is born.