Risk of life threatening apnoea after immunisation

It is common practice in the UK to immunise babies with DTP (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus), Hib (haemophilus influenza type b), meningitis C, and polio at 8 weeks following delivery, regardless of corrected gestational age. However, such recommendations may be inappropriate for premature babies who may be at increased risk of apnoea and bradycardia.1,2 Twenty seven week gestation twins underwent their first immunisations at 62 days of age (corrected age 36+2 weeks) The following morning (15–16 hours later) both twins went …