Doctors and midwives reluctant to recommend the COVID-19 jab

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A survey of people seeking or providing maternity care in Australia conducted in early 2021 has found that only around 18 per cent of doctors and 6 per cent of midwives said they would recommend pregnant women have the COVID-19 vaccine. The survey also found that 54 per cent of practitioners were unlikely to recommend vaccination for breastfeeding women, despite Australian guidelines recommending the jab at the time. The survey also found that around 35 per cent of the women seeking advice said they would not take the vaccine when it became available.

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