--- title: "Tdap Immunisation for Mum, Protection for Baby – LATEST" description: "Tdap immunisation during pregnancy protects your baby from pertussis right from birth, when they’re most at risk of catching it from people around them." featured_image: "https://immunise4life.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/VIPK-Key-banner-scaled.png" url: "https://immunise4life.my/tdap2a/" date_modified: "2026-07-06T17:01:55+08:00" --- ![Tdap Title Banner Eng3](https://immunise4life.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Tdap-Title-Banner-Eng3-scaled.png) ![Tdap Title Banner Mobile Eng3](https://immunise4life.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Tdap-Title-Banner-Mobile-Eng3-scaled.png) --- ### Protection for Baby Begins at Pregnancy ![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![](https://immunise4life.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SECTION-1-Lindungi-Bayi-Anda-dengan-Imunisasi-Tdap-Semasa-Hamil-1024x684.png) For years, pregnant women in Malaysia have been receiving TT (tetanus toxoid) immunisation to protect their babies from tetanus. Now, this protection is enhanced with Tdap immunisation during pregnancy, which also helps prevent diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough). Tdap immunisation helps mothers produce antibodies that are transferred to their babies, providing protection from birth until the babies receive their own immunisation. [How Tdap immunisation works](https://immunise4life.my/tdap-immunisation-babys-protection-begins-with-mum/) ### Pertussis: A Deadly Threat to Your Baby ![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![](https://immunise4life.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mom-and-baby-18dec.png) Babies can catch pertussis from their **mothers, fathers, siblings, caregivers or relatives**1. Pertussis causes severe coughing fits, breathing difficulty, and can be fatal, especially for babies under 3 months who are not fully vaccinated against it2,3. Tdap immunisation during pregnancy reduces the risk of pertussis in babies by up to 93% and can reduce up to 95% of pertussis-related deaths7. [Learn more about pertussis](https://immunise4life.my/pertussis-what-every-mother-needs-to-know/) ### Tdap Immunisation Also Protects Against Tetanus and Diphtheria ##### **Tetanus** Tetanus is a serious condition that causes muscle stiffness, spasms, and difficulty in feeding. Newborns and postnatal mothers are particularly vulnerable4. ![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![](https://immunise4life.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newbabyhaha1-1024x428.png) ##### Diphtheria Diphtheria is a contagious infection that causes a membrane to form over the throat and airway. This makes it hard for babies to breathe and swallow. Diphtheria can be fatal, especially among unvaccinated children5. ![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![](https://immunise4life.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/new-kid.png) ### Tdap Immunisation is Safe for You & Your Baby ![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![](https://immunise4life.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SECTION-4-Imunisasi-Tdap-Selamat-untuk-Ibu-dan-Bayi-1024x683.png) - Given to pregnant mums in over **50 countries** including Singapore, US, UK and Australia. - It has a safety track record extending over 10 years6. - Side effects are generally well-tolerated8. ### Watch and Learn Learn more about maternal Tdap immunisation with these videos Play Play Play Play ### Feature Articles 尽管人们对流感疫苗持积极态度，但在马来西亚接种了疫苗以抵御流感的成年人还是太少了。 ![Doctor Icon [Converted]](https://immunise4life.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Doctor-Icon-Converted.png) ## [For further information, speak to your doctor or refer to our FAQ](https://immunise4life.my/tdap-faq/) **References** 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). Whooping Cough (Pertussis). [https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/about/index.html](https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/about/index.html) 2. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. (2023). Factsheet about pertussis. [https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/pertussis/facts](https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/pertussis/facts) 3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiology and prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases. 14th edition. Chapter 16: Pertussis. Havers FP, Moro PL, Hariri S, Skoff T, eds. Washington D.C. Public Health Foundation. 2021:239–254. Retrieved from [https://www.merle-arbeitsmedizin.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CDC-Pink-Book-Version-14th-Edition.pdf](https://www.merle-arbeitsmedizin.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CDC-Pink-Book-Version-14th-Edition.pdf) 4. World Health Organization: WHO. (2024). Tetanus. [https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tetanus#:~:text=The%20WHO%20definition%20of%20a,a%20specific%20wound%20or%20injury](https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tetanus#:~:text=The%20WHO%20definition%20of%20a,a%20specific%20wound%20or%20injury) 5. Gall, S. A., Myers, J., & Pichichero, M. (2011). Maternal immunization with tetanus–diphtheria–pertussis vaccine: effect on maternal and neonatal serum antibody levels. *American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, 204(4), 334.e1-334.e5. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2010.11.024](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2010.11.024) 6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Tdap Vaccination for Pregnant Women. Whooping Cough (Pertussis). [https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/vaccines/tdap-vaccination-during-pregnancy.html](https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/vaccines/tdap-vaccination-during-pregnancy.html) 7. Amirthalingam, G., Campbell, H., Ribeiro, S., Fry, N. K., Ramsay, M., Miller, E., & Andrews, N. (2016). Sustained effectiveness of the Maternal Pertussis Immunization Program in England 3 years following introduction. *Clinical Infectious Diseases*, 63(suppl 4), S236–S243. [https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw559](https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw559) 8. Kilgore, P. E., Salim, A. M., Zervos, M. J., & Schmitt, H. (2016). Pertussis: Microbiology, disease, treatment, and prevention. *Clinical Microbiology Reviews*, 29(3), 449–486. [https://doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00083-15](https://doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00083-15) MAT-MY-2500565-1.0-11/2025 ## Read more How Tdap protects your baby Pertussis: What Every Mother Needs to Know Tdap FAQ