Personal stories about baby's and parents who have experienced whooping cough.
In these videos:
- A mother talks about her (7 week old) child's near death experience with whooping cough (including 10 days recovering in isolation).
- A doctor at Starship Children's Health talks about a baby with whooping cough in Starship's Intensive Care Unit.
Whooping cough – baby in intensive care
A doctor talks about an 8 week old baby with whooping cough that has been seriously ill in hospital for about 6 weeks.
(Kidshealth NZ, 2012)
Whooping couch – A mother's story
Mackenzie was just 7 weeks old when she became ill with whooping cough – she was admitted to hospital where she spent 10 days in isolation. Mackenzie has fully recovered now, however Mackenzie's Mum, Anna Gibson, wants to tell her story so other parents don't have to go through the same experience.
(Kidshealth NZ, 2012)