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authors: Davies, Dorothy; McDougall, Anna; Yoong, Wai
title: COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy: coverage and safety, a comment
date: 2022-04-22
journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.04.027
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doc_id: 1047898
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these reported higher vaccination rates (57.7%) compared to those who received no 30 information at booking (36.2%).

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists strongly recommend 32 COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy 2 in order to reduce admission to intensive care and 33 premature delivery but despite this, 97.4% of our unvaccinated mothers had no plans 34 to receive the vaccine during pregnancy and 33.9% did not wish to be vaccinated in 35 the future, citing "lack of evidence in pregnancy", "conflicting professional advice", 36 "potential effects on the fetus" and "uncertain efficacy" as reasons. Our pregnancy 37 COVID vaccination rate of 43% is higher than the 10.5% reported in Blakeway's 38 study 1 (which had been completed four months prior) but remained significantly 

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Combined info sheet and 54 decision aid

COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report Week 51. COVID-56 19 vaccine surveillance report -week 51 (publishing.service.gov.uk)