Designing a multi-component intervention (P3-MumBubVax) to promote vaccination in antenatal care in Australia

Abstract

Issue addressed: Coverage of maternal influenza and pertussis vaccines remains suboptimal in Australia, and pockets of low childhood vaccine coverage persist nationwide. Maternal vaccine uptake is estimated to be between 35% and 60% for influenza vaccination and between 65% and 80% for pertussis vaccination. Australian midwives are highly trusted and ideally placed to discuss vaccines with expectant parents, but there are no evidence-based interventions to optimise these discussions and promote maternal and childhood vaccine acceptance in the Australian public antenatal setting. Methods: We gathered qualitative data from Australian midwives, reviewed theoretical models, and adapted existing ..