Obstetric referrals, complications and health outcomes in maternity wards of large hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study of six hospitals in Guinea, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania.
Lenka BeňováAline SemaanBosede Bukola AfolabiDinah AmonginOchuwa Adiketu BabahNafissatou DioubateNiane HarissatouAmani Idris KikulaSarah NakubulwaOlubunmi OgeinMoses AdromaWilliam Anzo AdigaAbdourahmane DialloIbrahima Sory DialloLamine DialloMamadou Cellou DialloCécé MaomouNathanael MtinangiTelly SyThérèse DelvauxAlexandre DelamouAnnettee NakimuliAndrea Barnabas PembeAduragbemi Oluwabusayo Banke-ThomasPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
Maternal and perinatal survival was negatively affected in referral hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa during COVID-19. Routine data systems in referral hospitals must be fully used as they hold potential in informing adaptations of maternal care services. If combined with information on women's and care providers' needs, this can contribute to ensuring continuation of essential care provision during emergency.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- palliative care
- primary care
- quality improvement
- pregnant women
- affordable care act
- pain management
- emergency department
- birth weight
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- type diabetes
- body mass index
- risk factors
- risk assessment
- clinical practice
- high intensity
- human health
- physical activity
- weight loss