Midwives’ attitudes, beliefs and concerns about childhood vaccination: A review of the global literature

• Published in: Vaccine Vol. 36; no. 44; pp. 6531 - 6539
• Main Authors: Attwell, K., Wiley, K.E., Waddington, C., Leask, J., Snelling, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 22.10.2018; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Attitude of Health Personnel; Attitudes; attitudes and opinions; Births; Child; Childhood; Children; Clinical medicine; Communication; Decision Making; Developed countries; Developed Countries - statistics & numerical data; Family physicians; Female; Focus groups; Grey literature; Health care; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Personnel - psychology; Hepatitis; Hesitancy; Humans; Immunisation; Influenza; Information sources; Literature reviews; Maternal child nursing; Measles; Medical personnel; Midwifery; Midwifery - education; Midwifery - statistics & numerical data; Midwives; Parents - psychology; Pregnancy; Professionals; Quantitative research; Questionnaires; Resource development; Response rates; Vaccination; Vaccination - adverse effects; Vaccination - psychology; Vaccination Refusal - psychology; Vaccination Refusal - statistics & numerical data; Vaccine; Vaccine hesitancy; Vaccines; New Zealand; Canada; Australia; United States > US; Ireland; Quebec Canada; Attitudes; Midwives; Vaccine; Hesitancy; Vaccination; Immunisation
• ISSN: 0264-410X; 1873-2518; 1873-2518
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.028

•There is limited research published on Midwives’ immunisation attitudes and practice.•The majority of midwives support immunisation, however a spectrum of beliefs and concerns emerged.•The reservations expressed focussed on what is not yet known rather than mistrust of current evidence.•The midwife...