Changes in the obstetrical emergency department profile during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nir KugelmanOfer LavieWisam AssafNadav CohenLena Sagi-DainMordehai BardicefReuven KedarAmit DamtiYakir SegevPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)
The pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 caused a behavioral change among women who presented to the obstetrical emergency department. This was characterized by delayed arrival to the obstetrical emergency department and the delivery room, which led to a significant increase in urgent and acute interventions. The change in behavior did not affect the rates of maternal and neonatal morbidity.