Prevention

Prenatal screening

In the current immunization schedule all women of child bearing age who are born in Australia are immune.
Rubella vaccination can’t be given to pregnant women.
Non-immune women would have to be vaccinated 28 days after delivery.

References

Immunization Action Coalition & the Hepatitis B Coalition - United States of America

NSW Health - Common Health Topics - Immunisation

Immunisation and Vaccine Preventable Diseases in Childhood

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