Pregnant individuals perspectives towards receiving COVID-19 vaccination during their pregnancy: an in-depth qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pregnant individuals have an increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Vaccination is an effective strategy to prevent severe illness and complications for pregnant individuals. Pregnant individuals are often excluded from research and remain hesitant to receive vaccination against COVID-19. It is pivotal to study factors related to vaccine uptake and hesitancy among pregnant individuals. We studied barriers and facilitators for pregnant individuals choice and motivation regarding vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy to aid future pregnant individuals in their decision to vaccinate against various infectious agents.

Methods

In this qualitative study, pregnant individuals were interviewed between October 2021 an

SUBMITTER: Zilver SJM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11371620 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature