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Results: There were 3,392 viable pregnancies in NT public hospitals in 2016 with 45.6% vaccination coverage against influenza. There was a statistically significant difference in coverage with 68.5% in Indigenous vs 31.7% in non-Indigenous deliveries (p&lt;0.001), yielding an odds ratio of 4.67 (95% CI 4.02, 5.42) for maternal influenza vaccination across Indigenous status. Influenza vaccination coverage for preterm births (&lt;37 weeks) was low especially in non\u2013Indigenous mothers at 27.2% vs 65.05% in Indigenous mothers (p&lt;0.001). A distinct immunisation administration pattern was noted for 2016 with 58.9% of vaccinations occurring between April and June regardless of Indigenous status and maternal gestational age. This correlated with the annual influenza immunisation campaign by the NT and Commonwealth. Conclusion: A year-round maternal influenza vaccination campaign is crucial to avoid missed opportunities and increase vaccination protection for mother and baby. Antenatal influenza vaccination campaign with health care workers education and increasing patient awareness should continue throughout the year.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.33321\/cdi.2019.43.49","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,17]],"date-time":"2019-11-17T21:44:21Z","timestamp":1574027061000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Gaps in maternal influenza vaccine uptake in Northern Territory: A need for a year-round influenza vaccination campaign"],"prefix":"10.33321","volume":"43","author":[{"given":"Priya Darshene","family":"Janagaraj","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"NT Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Northern Territory Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pari Shanmuga Raman","family":"Gurusamy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Top End Health Services, Northern Territory Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rosalind","family":"Webby","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NT Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Northern Territory Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"18788","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Nunes MC, Cutland CL, Jones S, Downs S, Weinberg A, Ortiz JR et al. 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