Attitudes of US obstetricians toward a combined tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine for adults.
OBJECTIVE
To describe obstetricians' perspectives related to tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination of mothers and other adults in close contact with infants.


METHODS
Mail survey of national random sample of 400 obstetricians.


RESULTS
Response rate was 54%. Most respondents would likely recommend Tdap for women during the postpartum hospital stay (78%) or during pregnancy (69%) if a national recommendation was issued. Expected barriers were knowing the date of patients' most recent Td booster (74%) and patient resistance (46%). Most felt that obstetricians have a role in promoting and administering Tdap vaccine to adults other than mothers likely to come in close contact with infants.


CONCLUSIONS
Obstetricians are likely to agree with the recent provisional US recommendation to administer Tdap to postpartum mothers and other adults expected to come in close contact with infants. Obstetricians would also be likely to support a potential recommendation to administer Tdap during pregnancy. Barriers to adoption of new Tdap vaccine recommendations should be monitored.
Clark
Sarah J
SJ
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Adolphe
Soukaina
S
Davis
Matthew M
MM
Cowan
Anne E
AE
Kretsinger
Katrina
K
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000517:prevention & control; D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009774:Obstetrics; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000517:prevention & control
D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines