COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance among pregnant people contacting a teratogen information service

• Published in: Journal of genetic counseling Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 1341 - 1348
• Main Authors: Perrotta, Kirstie, Messer, Angela, Alvarado, Sonia, Gaudette, Mara, Tran, Cindy, Bandoli, Gretchen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Acceptance; Adolescent; Adult; attitudes; communication; COVID-19; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 Vaccines; Female; health behavior; Humans; Immunization; Infant, Newborn; Information Services; Intensive care; Original; Pandemics; Pregnancy; Premature birth; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Teratogens; Vaccination; Vaccination Hesitancy; Vaccines; Women; Young Adult; COVID-19; health behavior; communication; attitudes; pregnancy; vaccination

Pregnant people are at increased risk of severe illness from SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and are more likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit, be put on a mechanical ventilator, and die, if infected. Having COVID‐19 during pregnancy also increases the risk of preterm delivery. Vaccination is a crit...