Overcoming barriers to COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women

COVID-19 in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of severe maternal illness, ICU admissions, mechanical ventilation and deaths. Vaccination is the best way to protect pregnant women against these known risks of infection in pregnancy. There is an urgent need to prioritize strategic respons...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lamptey, Emmanuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Authors. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2022
Materias:
Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8813575/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gocm.2022.01.007
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Sumario:COVID-19 in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of severe maternal illness, ICU admissions, mechanical ventilation and deaths. Vaccination is the best way to protect pregnant women against these known risks of infection in pregnancy. There is an urgent need to prioritize strategic responses to optimize vaccination among expectant mothers. In this paper, we reviewed potential patient and healthcare provider barriers to COVID-19 immunization and propose effective strategies for overcoming them.

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