ReviewVaccines2022
Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccines among Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.
- Factors influencing vaccine uptake during pregnancy: A systematic literature review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Pooled it
- Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Pooled it
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Ethiopia: a scoping review for equitable vaccine access.Frontiers in health services · 2025Pooled it
- Facilitators and barriers to maternal immunization and strategies to improve uptake in low-income and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Pooled it
- COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Pooled it
- Neonatal and maternal outcomes of mRNA versus Non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2024Pooled it
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- Prevalence and factors related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and unwillingness in Canada: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of medical virology · 2023Pooled it
- Factors associated with vaccination intentions and uptake among pregnant women in the UK: A scoping review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Article
- Sex differences in excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal ecological analysis of 34 high-income countries.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Contextualizing Racial and Ethnic Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake During Pregnancy Through a Community-Led Evaluation.Birth defects research · 2026Article
- SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first trimester leads to profound immune dysregulation at the maternal-fetal interface despite limited virus detection in placental tissues.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Trophoblast ferroptosis restricts SARS-CoV-2 spread in the placenta.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- First Covid-19 Vaccination Rates Among Pregnant Tennessee Women by Month of Conception and Urbanization Level: March 2021 - November 2021.Journal of Appalachian health · 2026Article
- Supporting Informed Vaccine Decision-Making and Communication in Pregnancy Through the Vaccines in Pregnancy Canada Intervention: Multimethod Co-Design Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- COVID-19 vaccine uptake and infection among pregnant women in Libya: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Observational
- Vaccine Effectiveness in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Results from a Multicenter Registry-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Germany.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2025Article
- Placental transfer of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in mother-neonate pairs: a prospective nested cohort study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Observational
- A Study of Transplacental Transfer of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in COVID-19 Vaccinated Women in Mumbai, India.Cureus · 2025Article
- COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake, Sources of Information and Side Effects Reported by Pregnant Women in Western Australia: Cross-Sectional Cohort Survey.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
5 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Mass vaccination against COVID-19 is essential to control the pandemic. COVID-19 vaccines are now recommended during pregnancy to prevent adverse outcomes. With this review, we aimed to evaluate the evidence in the literature regarding the uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations among pregnant women. A comprehensive search was performed in PubMed, Medline, Scopus, ProQuest, Web of Science, CINAHL, and medRxiv from inception to 23 March 2022. We performed a meta-analysis to estimate the overall proportion of pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19. We found 11 studies including 703,004 pregnant women. The overall proportion of pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19 was 27.5% (95% CI: 18.8-37.0%). Predictors of COVID-19 vaccination uptake were older age, ethnicity, race, trust in COVID-19 vaccines, and fear of COVID-19 during pregnancy. Mistrust in the government, diagnosis of COVID-19 during pregnancy, and fears about the safety and side effects of COVID-19 vaccines were reasons for declining vaccination. The global COVID-19 vaccination prevalence in pregnant women is low. A large gap exists in the literature on the factors influencing the decision of pregnant women to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Targeted information campaigns are essential to increase vaccine literacy among pregnant women.
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