Rubella: your questions answered

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Publication name:	Rubella: your questions answered
Description:	Question and answer format leaflet for pregnant women or woman planning to conceive. Covering the effects of rubella on unborn babies, protection from rubella, and how to find out if you are immune from rubella.
Date:	1 June 2005
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	View as web pages What is rubella? What damage can rubella do to my baby? How can I protect myself against rubella? I had rubella as a child. Am I immune? Why am I being offered MMR vaccine and not a single rubella vaccine? Doesn?t MMR vaccination cause autism? I have been immunised before. How do I know whether I'm still protected? I thought I was immune, but my blood has just been tested and now they say I'm not. Why? I had a blood test for rubella in my last pregnancy and they said I was immune. Will I still be protected in my next pregnancy? Can I have the MMR vaccine if I am breastfeeding? Won't my baby be affected by the vaccine? I'm pregnant and my friend (or my friend?s child) has a rubella-type rash. What should I do? I've just been immunised against rubella and now I find that I was pregnant at the time. Will my baby be damaged? I'm pregnant and I've got a rash. What should I do? Can you catch rubella more than once? Can someone who is known to be immune catch rubella? I have recently arrived in the UK, and don't think that MMR or rubella vaccinations were offered in my country of birth. What should I do? Further information View all as single web page

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