"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
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- young adults
- cervical cancer screening
- preterm infants
- cross sectional
- breast cancer risk
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- gestational age
- adipose tissue
- pregnant women
- metabolic syndrome
- peritoneal dialysis
- skeletal muscle
- health insurance
- emergency medical