Prenatal COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations: Physician Prenatal COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations: Physician Behaviors, Comfort, and Perceived Patient Receptiveness Behaviors, Comfort, and Perceived Patient Receptiveness
Numerous professional organizations and obstetric associations endorse prenatal COVID-19 vaccination. Whereas there are no safety concerns for receiving a COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, COVID-19 infection at delivery can cause devastating maternal and fetal outcomes. In this study, we ass...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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New Prairie Press
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Health Behavior Research |
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| Online Access: | https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1244&context=hbr |
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| Summary: | Numerous professional organizations and obstetric associations endorse prenatal COVID-19
vaccination. Whereas there are no safety concerns for receiving a COVID-19 vaccination during
pregnancy, COVID-19 infection at delivery can cause devastating maternal and fetal outcomes. In
this study, we assessed physicians’ behaviors of discussing and recommending COVID-19
vaccinations to their pregnant patients. We recruited a sample of prenatal physicians (n = 201) in
June 2021 via an online survey panel. We assessed the proportion of providers discussing and
recommending the COVID-19 vaccine to their pregnant patients, physician comfort in
recommending the COVID-19 vaccination to their pregnant patients, and their perception of their
patients’ receptiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine. We used R for conducting bivariate
analyses. Most providers discussed (85%) and recommended (83%) the COVID-19 vaccine to
over half of their prenatal patients. Providers reported overall comfort in recommending the
vaccine to prenatal patients and reported prenatal patients were open and receptive to receiving the
vaccine. High recommending providers (those who discussed and recommended the COVID-19
with more than half of their prenatal patients) reported feeling more confident than providers who
discussed (p < .001) and recommended (p < .001) the vaccine to less than half of their patients
(low recommending providers). Similarly, compared to low recommending providers, high
discussing (p < .001) and low recommending providers (p < .001) perceived their prenatal patients
were more open and receptive to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Findings indicate that skill-
building and decision-aid tools for providers’ vaccine recommendations are warranted. Future
studies should focus on provider recommendations that can support pregnant patients in informed
decision-making. |
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| ISSN: | 2572-1836 |