A mother in Australia has posted a touching video aiming to raise awareness of the an infection that affects infants called, whooping cough.

Catherine Hughes, of Perth, Australia released the video after her son died from the infection when he was just 4 week old. She has released a heart touching video to raise awareness about the infection and the importance of vaccination to prevent the disease. Hughes updated the video on her Facebook page "Light for Riley", showing her son Riley ceaselessly coughing before he died.

She wrote in a post, "I have always kept these videos to myself, as it makes my blood run cold listening to my beautiful boy cough like that. But we are sharing this in the hopes that it will convince just one more pregnant mum to protect their baby from this disease." She further wrote as a capitation for the video, "I loved being Riley's mum for those four weeks. I wish it were longer. Please share to help ensure no more babies die from this disease, which I hope one day will be relegated to the history books."

Catherine Hughes was vaccinated against whooping cough when she was a child and even received a booster shot for the vaccine three years before her son was born. Doctors usually recommend pregnant women to get vaccinated during their third trimester against the disease. However, she was repeatedly told by doctors that her vaccination were sufficient to protect her baby. She was also told that it is too early for him to start receiving vaccines until he was 2 months old.

In the video, Catherine encourages new mothers to get the vaccine during their third trimester and also advises potentially sick people to stay away from young children as this might expose new born babies to the virus.