A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY ON COVID 19 VACCINATIONS AND PREGNANCY OUTCOME AMONG SELECTED MOTHERS IN VADODARA
Authors: Sharma P , PATEL RAJ, PATEL RAKESH, PATEL R, AND PATEL RA

ABSTRACT
Background: The COVID 19 vaccination has been expanded to include all citizens from 18 years of age onwards, making more than 69% of population eligible, of which nearly half are women. Pregnant women who develop COVID 19 are more likely to require intense care than their non pregnant counterparts. COVID19 infection during pregnancy may result in rapid deterioration of health of pregnant women and might affect the fetus also, information related COVID 19, the impact of the disease on pregnancy and data related to COVID 19 vaccine are rapidly evolving. Aims: To assess the pregnancy outcome, pregnancy, delivery and neonatal complications faced by pregnant woman. Method: A non experimental study was conducted to assess the pregnancy outcome, pregnancy, delivery and neonatal complications faced by pregnant women at selected U PHC, U CHC of Vadodara, by using non probability convenient sampling technique. The tool used for the present study was self-structured checklist. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to analyze the data by using SPSS-20 software. Result: Results show that majority 82.5% mothers experienced good outcome whereas 17.5% mothersxperienced poor outcome of covid vaccination. Conclusion: The present study on covid 19 vaccination and pregnancy outcome among selected mothers in Vadodara City. it is found that mothers with covid vaccination mean score was 20.20±5.27 and among without covid vaccination mean score was 15.69±5.03 with mean difference of 4.51 with obtained value was statistically significant. Keywords: Covid 19 vaccine, pregnant women
Publication date: 15/12/2023
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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.12.1061