Abstract:

Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the thoughts of pregnant women about coronavirus infection and vaccine in terms of anti-vaccination. Material and Method: The "criteria-based sampling" technique, which is one of the purposeful sampling types, was used in the sample selection of this study, which was carried out using phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research designs, and the sample of the study consisted of 10 pregnant women. The data were collected with the "individual interview technique", and the "inductive content analysis technique" was used in the analysis of the data. Results: In the content analysis; Theme 1 (Thoughts of pregnant women about coronavirus infection), Theme 2 (Thoughts of pregnant women about coronavirus vaccines), Theme 3 (Ideas of pregnant women against vaccines), Theme 4 (Information of pregnant women on some issues, coronavirus infection, vaccination against infection, importance of vaccination and its relationship with pregnancy etc.) four main themes were obtained. These themes were analyzed by dividing them into codes. Conclusion: It has been concluded that pregnant women are mostly afraid of harming their baby due to infection and vaccination, that vaccines are not safe during pregnancy, and that their content and side effects are not sufficiently researched.

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