Making maternity and neonatal care personalised in the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the Babies Born Better survey in the UK and the Netherlands.
Lauri M M van den BergNaseerah AkoojiGill ThomsonAnk De JongeMarie-Clare BalaamAnastasia TopalidouSoo Downenull nullPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Our study implies that many women labouring during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced restrictions, but their experience was mitigated by staff actions. However, personalised care should not be maintained by the good will of care providers, but should be a priority in maternity care policy to benefit all service users equitably.