Ilenia Mappa1, Maria Luviso1, Flavia Adalgisa Distefano1, Luigi Carbone2, Giuseppe Maria Maruotti2, Giuseppe Rizzo1,3. 1. Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo Re Roma, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy. 2. Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy. 3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Moscow, The First I.M. Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The use of Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine in pregnant women is controversial and still not performed in Italy. Our objective was to evaluate the propensity of a population of Italian women to receive the vaccine and its psychological impact. METHODS: A prospective, observational study was performed on pregnant women attending Ospedale Cristo Re Università Roma TorVergata. A multi-section questionnaire was sent to each included woman on the first day of available SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Part-A was finalized to acquire maternal characteristics and to test the women's perception of vaccinations in pregnancy and their fear-induced by vaccines. Part-B included the State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory (STAI) a validated test for scoring trait anxiety (basal anxiety, STAI-T) and state anxiety (STAI-S). An abnormal value of STAI was considered when ≥40. Comparisons of maternal variables were performed according to their vaccine attitude. RESULTS: The questionnaire was completed by 161 women (80.5% of the population considered). A positive attitude toward the vaccine was present in 136 (84.5%) women (positive) while the remaining 25.5% considered the vaccine not useful (negative). Among the former group 52.9% were favorable to obtain the vaccine during pregnancy despite the current national limitations, a percentage significantly higher (p = .02) than in the negative groups. Women with a negative attitude to the vaccine had a lower educational (p = .002) and employment level (p = .016) when compared to the positive group. In all the women a significant increase of STAI-S from STAI-T values was evidenced (p < .0001). The incidence of abnormal STAI T values (basal anxiety) was similar between the 2 groups (p = .81), while there was a significant increase of STAI-S values in the negative group (negative 88.0%; vs positive 63.4%; p = .018). CONCLUSIONS: The majority of pregnant women considered have a positive attitude to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. Vaccine campaign seems to increase the maternal level of anxiety and this increase is more marked with a negative attitude toward the vaccine.
OBJECTIVE: The use of Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine in pregnant women is controversial and still not performed in Italy. Our objective was to evaluate the propensity of a population of Italian women to receive the vaccine and its psychological impact. METHODS: A prospective, observational study was performed on pregnant women attending Ospedale Cristo Re Università Roma TorVergata. A multi-section questionnaire was sent to each included woman on the first day of available SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Part-A was finalized to acquire maternal characteristics and to test the women's perception of vaccinations in pregnancy and their fear-induced by vaccines. Part-B included the State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory (STAI) a validated test for scoring trait anxiety (basal anxiety, STAI-T) and state anxiety (STAI-S). An abnormal value of STAI was considered when ≥40. Comparisons of maternal variables were performed according to their vaccine attitude. RESULTS: The questionnaire was completed by 161 women (80.5% of the population considered). A positive attitude toward the vaccine was present in 136 (84.5%) women (positive) while the remaining 25.5% considered the vaccine not useful (negative). Among the former group 52.9% were favorable to obtain the vaccine during pregnancy despite the current national limitations, a percentage significantly higher (p = .02) than in the negative groups. Women with a negative attitude to the vaccine had a lower educational (p = .002) and employment level (p = .016) when compared to the positive group. In all the women a significant increase of STAI-S from STAI-T values was evidenced (p < .0001). The incidence of abnormal STAI T values (basal anxiety) was similar between the 2 groups (p = .81), while there was a significant increase of STAI-S values in the negative group (negative 88.0%; vs positive 63.4%; p = .018). CONCLUSIONS: The majority of pregnant women considered have a positive attitude to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. Vaccine campaign seems to increase the maternal level of anxiety and this increase is more marked with a negative attitude toward the vaccine.
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