Maternal vaccination against pertussis as part of the national immunization program: a qualitative evaluation among obstetric care providers one year after the implementation in December 2019

• Main Authors: Maarten M. Immink (Author), Kim van Zoonen (Author), Nina M. Jager (Author), Anne J.M. Pluijmaekers (Author), Hester E. de Melker (Author), Nicoline A.T. van der Maas (Author), Mireille N. Bekker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Immunization of pregnant women with a tetanus-diphtheria-and-acellular-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine is an effective and safe way to protect infants from pertussis before their primary vaccinations. Vaccine uptake among pregnant women is influenced by their care providers' attitu...