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Influenza vaccination rates vary among pregnant women
CDC. MMWR. 2012;61:113-118
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From September 2009 to May 2010, the median state coverage for seasonal influenza vaccination among pregnant women in the United States was 47.1% and 40.4% for pH1N1 influenza vaccination, according to findings published in a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Researchers analyzed data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) to determine the influenza vaccination coverage among pregnant women from 29 states and New York City. Women had live births during the 2009-2010 influenza season.
The estimated median percentage of women reporting that they received both the seasonal influenza vaccine and the pH1N1 influenza vaccination was 28.5%. The estimated percentage of women reporting that they received only one of the vaccines was 59.3%.
Women who reported that a health care provider recommended an influenza vaccine were more likely to get vaccinated during their pregnancy. The median prevalence of a health care provider recommending seasonal influenza vaccination was 70.7%, whereas the median prevalence of a health care provider recommending pH1N1 vaccination was 73.3%.
Disclosure: The researchers report no relevant disclosures.
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