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The midwife has asked you to see a 35-year-old woman who is 39 weeks pregnant with her first child.
She has a one week history of a running nose and sore throat, which has developed into a paroxysmal cough. During coughing episodes she coughs so much she feels she can hardly catch her breath, and on one occasion she vomited with the effort of coughing. She is unsure of her immunisation history.
On examination, she is afebrile and her chest sounds clear. She is very concerned about how she will cope with the birth of the baby. You suspect she might have pertussis.
How would you manage this woman?