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• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age under 1 >> Interview 05 >> The diseases are much worse than the immunisation.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Information and advice from her brother, who works for a medical journal, experience of other children in the family being immunised with no ill effects, belief that some media reports were sensationalised and talking to the practice nurse helped her to make a decision.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 1-2 years >> Interview 07 >> Remember how amazing it is that immunisation exists and what it has achieved.

For all immunisations: Her experience of working in Africa where she saw the illnesses that the vaccines prevent, influenced her decision. For MMR, she also listened to a radio programme, which discussed both sides of the argument.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 3-4 years >> Interview 19 >> Don't have your child immunised until you are happy with your decision.

For all immunisations: She read information given to her by the midwife at her birth group, in addition to her own knowledge gained through her work. She considered the motives behind the pro and anti-immunisation arguments when making her decision.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 3-4 years >> Interview 30 >> If you have concerns about MMR, get some expert advice.

For all immunisations: Followed recommendations from health visitor. Experience of her daughter's immunisations influenced her immunisation decisions for her son.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 1-2 years >> Interview 22 >> Talk to the community paediatrician if you have concerns.

For all immunisations: Her medical training helped her to make immunisation decisions for her son.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age under 1 >> Interview 23 >> Listen to your instincts as you are likely to be the best judge for your child.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Spoke to friends in the UK and Germany who were medically qualified. Experience of immunisation for her oldest daughter in Germany by anthroposophical doctors influenced her decision. She felt there was little opportunity to discuss immunisations with her own GP and health visitor.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 3-4 years >> Interview 09 >> You need to make sure you are informed, listen to professionals and read up.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Took advice from their GP. Talked to friends and her grandmother who could remember childhood illnesses before immunisation. She regarded media reports as largely biased and scaremongering.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 1-2 years >> Interview 15 >> It's natural to worry but it feels so good afterwards knowing your child is safe.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Experiences of friends who had had their child immunised were useful. Gathered information from newspaper articles, Department of Health leaflets and the media. Spoke to her parents and friends.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age under 1 >> Interview 10 >> Get as much information as you can, don't feel pressurised by anyone else and feel happy with your decision.

For DTP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals for her first child. For further immunisations: Read leaflets given to her by her homeopath, read books and talked to her health visitor and GP. Gathered some information from the media but was aware that it may be biased to a specific perspective.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age under 1 >> Interview 17 >> It can be a huge relief to talk to an expert so ask for a second opinion if you don't feel you have enough information.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: After her daughter had a reaction to the second set of immunisations she took advice from her GP, a hospital consultant and a doctor friend. In addition she got a second opinion from a paediatric immuniologist, which helped her to make a decision.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 1-2 years >> Interview 12 >> Be aware that different information sources have different agendas.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals for their son. For MMR and immunisations for their daughter: Conducted an extensive review of the literature and scientific studies using the Internet and talked to their GP and health visitor.