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• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age under 1 >> Interview 05 >> She thought a lot of what she read in the newspapers was sensationalised.

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 32 >> Explains why she trusted the information given by the health visitor and practice nurse.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Didn't feel the need to search widely for information but talked to her health visitor and read information in the media before making her decisions.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age under 1 >> Interview 17 >> A paediatric immunologist was able to provide her with enough information to make what she feels was the right decision.

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 15 >> Media reports have created fear amongst parents and some of the reports weren't accurate enough.

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 1-2 years >> Interview 21 >> She felt that a documentary showing a mother whose child had died of measles was scaremongering.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Sought out information that was balanced and not biased towards only pro or anti immunisation arguments. Read books written by anthroposophical medical doctors, which influenced her decision.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age under 1 >> Interview 14 >> Be honest about the reasons behind some of the advice given.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Found it most useful to talk to friends who had already made decisions about their children's immunisations. Took on board recommendations of health professionals.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 1-2 years >> Interview 41 >> Media reports of health studies often misinterpret the level of risk.

For all immunisations: Her experience of working in Public Health informed her decisions about immunisations. She believed much of the information from the media to be inaccurate and biased.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 1-2 years >> Interview 02 >> She didn't trust media reports of research studies because she knew that the media could put a particular slant on the research done.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib they followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Read research papers in medical journals and talked to family members. Media reports and Department of Health literature had little influence on their decision.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 1-2 years >> Interview 32 >> She knew from her own work how the media wrongly portrayed health care issues so she didn't believe the media reports on MMR.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Didn't feel the need to search widely for information but talked to her health visitor and read information in the media before making her decisions.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 1-2 years >> Interview 35 >> Believes that when you want expert advice you should talk to the professionals who have spent years training and are qualified to give you guidance.

For all immunisations: Her medical training and her experience of growing up in a third world country helped her to make decisions about her daughter's immunisations.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 1-2 years >> Interview 24 >> The advice and information she got from a paediatrician helped her to decide to give her premature baby the MMR immunisation.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Took advice from her son's Paediatrician. Information from a television documentary had an influence. Discussion with other mums of premature babies helped her to make a decision.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 1-2 years >> Interview 21 >> She had difficulty getting information from her GP because her GP didn't have access to information about single vaccines.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Sought out information that was balanced and not biased towards only pro or anti immunisation arguments. Read books written by anthroposophical medical doctors, which influenced her decision.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age under 1 >> Interview 10 >> When the health professionals she talked to weren't willing to discuss her concerns it made her suspect suspicious of the information being given.

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 5 years plus >> Interview 11 >> She trusted her GP who was also a friend.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Gathered information from the media and talked to other mums at playgroup and to their health visitor. Advice from their GP helped them to make a decision.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 1-2 years >> Interview 15 >> Trusts the government to make responsible decisions and warns of the risks of being misled when you try to do your own research.

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 1-2 years >> Interview 12 >> Thought that the government information did not acknowledge the possible side effects of vaccines.

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.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 1-2 years >> Interview 31 >> She didn't take any notice of government literature on immunisation because she felt it was biased.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Talked to her GP and to her hospital consultant. Read information in newspapers and on the Internet. Talked to friends and investigated single vaccines. A friend in the USA helped her to make a final decision.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age 3-4 years >> Interview 28 >> It is better to give a professional opinion and explain on what evidence the opinion has been based, rather than just give out the government line.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Talked to friends, her father who is a doctor, family friends who were doctors, and alternative practitioners. Gathered some information from the media. Talked to their GP about her daughter's egg allergy.

• Pregnancy & children >> Immunisation >> Youngest child's age under 1 >> Interview 10 >> Her questions and concerns were not answered by the health professionals she talked to which contributed to her decision not to immunise.

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 3-4 years >> Interview 28 >> She was more reassured when it was obvious that a health professional had reviewed the evidence themselves and could give an informed opinion.

For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Talked to friends, her father who is a doctor, family friends who were doctors, and alternative practitioners. Gathered some information from the media. Talked to their GP about her daughter's egg allergy.