"It was classed as a nonemergency": Women's experiences of kidney disease and preconception decision-making, family planning, and parenting in the United Kingdom during COVID-19.
Leah Mc LaughlinRhiannon Tudor EdwardsBarbara NeukirchingerDenitza WilliamsRhiannon PhillipsSian GriffinPublished in: Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health (2024)
Some women in the UK with chronic kidney disease lost or missed their opportunity to have children during the pandemic. Future pandemic planners need to look more holistically and longer term at what is and is not classed as an emergency, both in how services are reconfigured and how people with chronic conditions are identified, communicated with, and treated.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- chronic kidney disease
- coronavirus disease
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- decision making
- healthcare
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- cervical cancer screening
- primary care
- preterm infants
- breast cancer risk
- insulin resistance
- current status
- metabolic syndrome
- drug induced
- preterm birth