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Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health
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  • Research Article   
  • J Preg Child Health,
  • DOI: 10.4172/2376-127X.1000537

Gynecology Residents Regarding Pneumococcal Vaccination in Pregnancy

Emily E Fay1*, Kara K Hoppe2, Jay Schulkin3 and Linda O Eckert1,4
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53726, USA
3Department of Research, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC 20024, USA
4Department of Global Health, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 981985, USA
*Corresponding Author : Emily E Fay, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA, Email: efay@uw.edu

Received Date: Apr 11, 2022 / Accepted Date: Jun 08, 2022 / Published Date: Jun 08, 2022

Abstract

Objective: The 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine is recommended for adults over 65 years of age and younger adults with certain medical conditions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state insufficient evidence to recommend routine pneumococcal vaccination during pregnancy, but the vaccine is indicated for pregnant women with certain medical conditions. We designed this project to gauge Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) resident knowledge of maternal pneumococcal vaccination.

Methods: We administered a 22-question survey to OB/GYN residents about maternal pneumococcal vaccination. We performed descriptive analysis for each question.

Results: 238 OB/GYN residents responded. Overall, 69.3% of residents reported receiving vaccination education and 86.0% reported having ready access to vaccine guidelines and safety data. Most residents knew that asplenia (78.2%), pulmonary disease (77.3%), and HIV/AIDS (69.4%) are indications for vaccination but less knew that cardiovascular disease (45.0%), diabetes (35.8%), asthma (42.8%), nephrotic syndrome (19.7%), and renal failure (33.6%) are also indications for vaccination.

Conclusion: OB/GYN residents are taught about vaccines and have ready access to vaccine guidelines and safety data. However, knowledge of indications for pneumococcal vaccination in pregnancy is lacking. Likely, the opportunity to vaccinate at-risk pregnant patients is being missed.

Citation: Fay EE, Hoppe KK, Schulkin J, Eckert LO (2022) Gynecology Residents Regarding Pneumococcal Vaccination in Pregnancy. J Preg Child Health 9: 537. Doi: 10.4172/2376-127X.1000537

Copyright: © 2022 Fay EE, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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