COVID-19 Vaccines: Tools for Your Practice and Your Patients
Obstetrician–gynecologists have the unique responsibility of counseling their patients, including people who are pregnant and lactating, through their COVID-19 vaccination decisions. This guide can help you:
- Communicate with your patients about the COVID-19 vaccination in ways that make them more likely to get vaccinated
- Learn about becoming a COVID-19 immunization administrator or vaccinator, which follows a different process than other immunizations
- Start thinking about COVID-19 vaccination as a potentially long-term element of clinical practice
Tools for Your Patients
- Email for you to send to your patients on COVID-19 vaccination
- Infographic on COVID-19 and pregnancy to share with patients
- Flier on COVID-19 vaccination to give to your patients
- Flier on COVID-19 vaccination to give to your patients who are pregnant
- Flier on COVID-19 vaccination to give to your patients who are breastfeeding
Tools for You and Your Coworkers
How to Become a COVID-19 Vaccinator
COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy: What You Need to Know
COVID 19 Vaccines and Pregnancy: Conversation Guide for Clinicians
CDC: Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the United States
Social Media Resources
Conversation Prompts to Hang in Your Office
Additional Resources for You
COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Training: 6-Part Online Training Series
Practice Advisory: COVID-19 Vaccination Considerations for Obstetric–Gynecologic Care
Handout: Vaccinating Pregnant Individuals: Eight Key Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccination Sites
COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy: Video Messages from Dr. J. Martin Tucker
COVID-19 FAQ for Obstetrician–Gynecologists, Obstetrics
Patient Stories
How I Found Virtual Postpartum Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
My Vaccine Choice: I'm a Mom and Ob-Gyn. I Encouraged My Daughters To Get COVID-19 Vaccines.
How I Handled My Prenatal Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
My Vaccine Choice: 4 Questions I Asked Myself About the COVID-19 Vaccines
Managing Breast Cancer Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
My Vaccine Choice: I'm a Breastfeeding Ob-Gyn. Here's Why I Got a COVID-19 Vaccine.
My Experience Having a Baby During the COVID-19 Pandemic
My Vaccine Choice: A Pregnant Ob-Gyn Shares Why She Got a COVID-19 Vaccine
How the Pandemic Changed My Outlook on Pregnancy and Motherhood
My Vaccine Choice: How I Decided to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy