Vaccination in pregnancy: Challenges and evidence-based solutions

Covid-19 Vaccine Recommendation Opinions of Nursing/midwifery Students to Women of Reproductive Age

“…Similarly to literature, although the rate of those who recommend vaccines is high among students who have a positive attitude toward the COVID-19 vaccine, it is seen that a positive attitude toward vaccination alone is not su cient in vaccine proposal, while not receiving training on the subject reduces the possibility of recommending vaccines, and believing they have the competence to advise increases the possibility of recommending vaccines 2.8 times. According to the literature and our study's ndings, students' counselling skills, as well as the transfer of information about them, should be enhanced.Students need specialized knowledge and counselling skills to counsel women of reproductive age(Berenson et al, 2021;Burden et al, 2021;Castillo et al, 2021;Lutz et al, 2018). In the current study, however, a considerable number of students claimed that they were not quali ed to counselling for vaccine and that they could not recommend the vaccines to these groups since nearly half of them had not adequate knowledge on the matter.…”

“…There is a similar situation for students in our ndings. Providing current knowledge on the e cacy and safety of vaccines in the age of fertility during the educational process will assist students in discussing these topics with their customers and recommending vaccines by alleviating their anxieties (Castillo et al, 2021).…”

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy during the Perinatal Period: Understanding Psychological and Cultural Factors to Improve Care and Address Racial/Ethnic Health Inequities

“…Before the COVID-19 pandemic, strategies developed to increase vaccination uptake among perinatal groups have included provider-based communications, education, bedside vaccine administration after childbirth, and evidence-based interviewing techniques; results have been mixed (Brewer et al, 2020;Cheng, Huang, Su, Peng, & Chang, 2015;Gagneur et al, 2018;Hutchinson & Smith, 2020;Mohammed, McMillan, Roberts, & Marshall, 2019;Wong, Lok, & Tarrant, 2016). Provider-delivered vaccine recommendations are consistently cited as significant drivers of vaccine behavior (Beel, Rench, Montesinos, Mayes, & Healy, 2013;Castillo, Patey, & MacDonald, 2021;Wiley, Cooper, Wood, & Leask, 2015). However, there is at least one report of failed intervention efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccination via provider counseling and onsite vaccine access (Hirshberg et al, 2021), suggesting other individual factors likely contribute to COVID-19 vaccine behaviors.…”

A socio-ecological exploration to identify factors influencing the COVID-19 vaccine decision-making process among pregnant and lactating women: Findings from Kenya

“…Prior research has established several critical factors which influence pregnant women in the vaccine decision-making process. Thought to be the most influential factor is the recommendation of a health provider [14] , [18] , [39] , given providers’ role as a trusted source [8] , [16] , [25] , [35] , [42] . In their systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal vaccine decision-making, Kilich et al [18] found that receiving a provider recommendation increased pregnant women’s odds of vaccine uptake for pertussis or influenza by up to 12 times.…”