Pregnant and Recently Pregnant Women’s Perceptions about Influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) 2009: Implications for Public Health and Provider Communication

The objective of this study was to explore pregnant and recently pregnant women’s perceptions of influenza vaccine and antivirals during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. We conducted 18 focus groups with pregnant and recently pregnant women in three US cities in September 2009. Participants were segmented into groups by insurance status (no or public insurance vs. private insurance), vaccine attitudes (higher vs. lower likelihood of acceptance of any...