Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal healthcare indices in Southern Iran: an interrupted time series analysis.

Parvin YadollahiNegar ZangeneAlireza HeiranMehdi SharafiKhadije Neda HeiranElham HesamiMasoumeh SaffariSara AzimaAlireza Mirahmadizadeh

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

Using ecological data during the COVID-19 pandemic era, we observed a 'level change and slope change' as the major pattern of interruption of maternal healthcare coverage, indicating a possible indirect effect rather than a causative relationship. Such relative predictability might assist with future pandemic planning.

Keyphrases

healthcare
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
coronavirus disease
sars cov
electronic health record
climate change
current status
big data
health information
body mass index
machine learning