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OBJECTIVE: To assess the uptake of influenza vaccination by pregnant women and maternity care providers and explore their attitudes towards influenza vaccination. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional survey administered in a Victorian tertiary level public hospital to 337 pregnant women and 96 maternity care providers. RESULTS: 31.3% of patients planned to or had received influenza vaccination this year, but only a quarter had received education about influenza. Women were more likely to receive influenza vaccination if they had been vaccinated in the last two years (RR 4.5, 95% CI: 3.1–6.4, p<0.001), received education about influenza (RR 2.3, 95% CI: 1.6–3.2, p<0.001) or believed that they were at high risk of influenza-related complications while pregnant (RR 2.0, 95% CI: 1.4–2.7, p<0.001). While only 56.8% of maternity care providers believed pregnant women were at high risk of …