Imperial College London
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Dr. Beth Holder

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction

Senior Lecturer in Maternal and Fetal Health
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 1773b.holder Website

 
 
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Location

 

3 008Institute of Reproductive and Developmental BiologyHammersmith Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Skirrow:2022:10.1186/s12884-021-04321-3,
author = {Skirrow, H and Barnett, S and Bell, S and Riaposova, L and Mounier-Jack, S and Kampmann, B and Holder, E},
doi = {10.1186/s12884-021-04321-3},
journal = {BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth},
pages = {1--15},
title = {Women’s views on accepting COVID-19 vaccination during and after pregnancy, and for their babies: A multi-methods study in the UK.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04321-3},
volume = {22},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Background: COVID-19 vaccines are advised for pregnant women in the United Kingdom (UK) however COVID-19 vaccine uptake among pregnant women is inadequate. Methods: An online survey and semi-structured interviews were used to investigate pregnant women’s views on COVID-19 vaccine acceptability for themselves when pregnant, not pregnant and for their babies. 1,181 women, aged over 16 years, who had been pregnant since 23rd March 2020, were surveyed between 3rd August–11th October 2020. Ten women were interviewed. Results: The majority of women surveyed (81.2%) reported that they would ‘definitely’ or were ‘leaning towards’ accepting a COVID-19 vaccine when not pregnant. COVID-19 vaccine acceptance was significantly lower during pregnancy (62.1%, p<0.005) and for their babies (69.9%, p<0.005).  Ethnic minority women were twice as likely to reject a COVID-19 vaccine for themselves when not pregnant, pregnant and for their babies compared to women from White ethnic groups (p<0.005). Women from lower-income households, aged under 25-years, and from some geographic regions were more likely to reject a COVID-19 vaccine when not pregnant, pregnant and for their babies. Multivariate analysis revealed that income and ethnicity were the main drivers of the observed age and regional differences. Women unvaccinated against pertussis in pregnancy were over four times more likely to reject COVID-19 vaccines when not pregnant, pregnant and for their babies. Thematic analysis of the survey freetext responses and interviews found safety concerns about COVID-19 vaccines were common though wider mistrust in vaccines was also expressed.  Trust in vaccines and the health system were also reasons women gave for accepting COVID-19 vaccines.Conclusion: Safety information on COVID-19 vaccines must be clearly communicated to pregnant women to provide reassurance and facilitate informed pregnancy vaccine decisions. Targeted interventions to promote
AU  - Skirrow,H
AU  - Barnett,S
AU  - Bell,S
AU  - Riaposova,L
AU  - Mounier-Jack,S
AU  - Kampmann,B
AU  - Holder,E
DO  - 10.1186/s12884-021-04321-3
EP  - 15
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 1471-2393
SP  - 1
TI  - Women’s views on accepting COVID-19 vaccination during and after pregnancy, and for their babies: A multi-methods study in the UK.
T2  - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04321-3
UR  - https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-021-04321-3
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/92752
VL  - 22
ER  -
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