# Addressing Pregnant Patient Vaccine Concerns with Nurse-Midwife Carol Hayes

“What do you say to pregnant patients who decline or refuse the recommended maternal vaccinations?” During this segment of the “How I Recommend” video series, Nurse-Midwife Carol Hayes, CNM, MN, MPH, explains how addressing pregnant patients’ concerns and offering personal experiences can help put them at ease about receiving vaccines during pregnancy. For more information on making a strong recommendation, please visit https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pregnancy/

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https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/videos/low-res/hayes/Hayes_decline_LowRes.mp4

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2019
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Addressing_Pregnant_Patient_Vaccine_Concerns_with_Nurse-Midwife_Carol_Hayes.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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