With the COVID-19 pandemic entering its fourth year, we asked UNICEF health experts to explain what we now know about the best ways for pregnant women to protect themselves and their babies.
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The ‘Follow Who Know Road’ television spots are one-minute videos explaining why vaccination against COVID-19 is essential.
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South Africa’s National Department of Health has published new guidelines for the care of mothers and newborns in the context of the ever-present threat of COVID-19. The guidelines incorporate new scientific and operational evidence. The aim is to ensure that clinical care for mothers, babies and children during the pandemic remains relevant, practical and evidence-based.
Source: How South Africa is integrating COVID
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This leaflet was developed by Ghana Health Service and Breakthrough ACTION, with key messages about COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women. It contains Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs) with basic answers to serve as a reference for health workers, and other community members, especially pregnant women to increase knowledge of COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women.
Source: Facts About COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant Women
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It is completely safe for a mother with confirmed or suspected of COVID-19 to breastfeed.
Source: Can you breastfeed if you have COVID-19?
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This video explains how a mother can safely breastfeed if she is suspected/confirmed to have COVID-19?
Source: How to breastfeed safely if you have COVID-19?
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This is an infosheet touching on key topics of concern regarding COVID-19 vaccination. It addresses core components of hesitation, fears, and misunderstandings. Target audiences for this infographic are rural communities, those on the fence or undecided about vaccination, and adults with multiple comorbidities.
Source: On the Fence About COVID-19 Vaccines?
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The aim of this study is to measure whether or not the COVID-19 vaccines causes changes in women’s menstrual cycle or unexpected vaginal bleeding.
Source: Menstruation and COVID-19 vaccination
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This a 3-minute Ghana COVID-19 campaign song, “Protect yourself, protect your family. Get vaccinated Now!”, produced by Celestine Donkor, an influential Ghanaian gospel music celebrity and Ghana Health ServiceCOVID-19 ambassador, and supported by Breakthrough ACTION, promotes compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols and creates awareness and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among the general population, including pregnant women, and persons aged 15 years and above, while addressing crosscutting vaccine misinformation, myths and rumors. The song is produced in Twi, and interspersed with three other languages- English, Ewe and Ga.
Source: Ghana COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Song
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The posters promote vaccination among the general population, pregnant women, health workers and men.These posters were created and produced in support of the government of Senegal, as part of the response to COVID-19, with the support of: UNICEF, WHO, USAID and Breakthrough ACTION.
Source: COVID 19 Posters – Senegal
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This website is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Breakthrough ACTION Cooperative Agreement #AID-OAA-A-17-00017. Breakthrough ACTION is based at Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP).The contents of this website are the sole responsibility of Breakthrough ACTION and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or Johns Hopkins University.
