First anniversary of drop-in maternity immunisation hubs
03/10/2025
The service offers vaccinations to pregnant women to protect themselves and their babies
Since launching a year ago drop-in maternity immunisation hubs at the Horton General Hospital and the JR Hospital in Oxford have delivered more than 6,000 vaccinations to over 3,000 women.
The first anniversary of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust delivered service is being marked by encouraging more pregnant women to get vaccinated and better protect themselves and their babies ahead of winter.
Vaccinations against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), whooping cough (pertussis), and flu are available. They are safe, effective, and help protect both mother and baby from potentially serious infections.
The RSV vaccine is available all year round between 28 and 36 weeks of pregnancy. The whooping cough vaccine is also available all year, from 16 weeks of pregnancy. The flu vaccine can be given at any point during pregnancy but is only given between September and March.
Vaccinations are available without an appointment at the Horton General Hospital on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9am and 5pm in the Postnatal corridor of the Midwifery-led Unit. At the JR in Oxford the service is available on Level 4 of the Women’s Centre Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, and again on Saturday between 9am and 4pm.
Amanda Lee, Matron for Maternity Public Health at OUH, said: “We are incredibly proud of the impact our immunisation hubs have had in their first year. Making vaccinations easy and accessible has helped many women protect themselves and their babies from serious illness.
“We want every pregnant woman to feel confident about getting vaccinated – it’s safe, it’s free, and it’s one of the best ways to stay healthy during pregnancy.”
Published: by the Banbury FM News Team
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