RSV maternal vaccine uptake in England has proven stubbornly low at around 53%; a boost in rates now could have a big impact on the RSV season this winter (i.e. mothers vaccinated over the summer will give birth to babies who will be most susceptible to serious disease in October/November/December); in a recent survey it was found that mothers often referred to midwives as a trusted source of advice on vaccination.

Why attend

• To listen and learn from vaccine experts
• To understand how important it is to encourage women to get vaccinated
• To spend some time reflecting on how  as midwives you are in a unique position as being a trusted source of information.

Speakers

• Trish Dyter, Senior Midwife and Vaccination Clinic Lead, Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust
• Greta Hayward, Consultant Midwife, UKHSA Immunisation Programmes Division
• Thomas Williams, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh

MIDIRS Search Packs

• P159 Vaccination during pregnancy
• P201 Coronavirus (COVID-19) – vaccination in pregnancy
• PN131 Infant vaccination
• PN188 Infant vaccination in the United Kingdom
• PN189 Measles vaccination in infants
• PN190 Polio vaccine in infants

i-learn modules

• COVID19 vaccination in pregnancy (10 minutes)
• Flu vaccination in pregnant women (30 minutes)