Factors associated with uptake of influenza and pertussis vaccines among pregnant women in South Australia.

BACKGROUND:Maternal immunization is an effective strategy to protect pregnant women and their infants from vaccine-preventable diseases. Despite the recommendation of maternal influenza and more recently pertussis immunization in Australia, uptake of these vaccines has been suboptimal. A midwife del...

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Main Authors: Hassen Mohammed, Michelle Clarke, Ann Koehler, Maureen Watson, Helen Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6002099?pdf=render