At booking, your midwife may do a risk assessment for your pēpi in relation to tuberculosis risk. If any of these risk factors are present, your pēpi will be offered a BCG vaccination after birth.
Risk factors
– the baby will be living in a house or whānau with a person with current TB or a history of TB
– the baby has a parent/household member/carer who has lived in a high-risk country for six months or more in the last five years
– the baby will travel to a high-risk country for three months or more in their first five years of life