COVID-19 caused a marked increase in maternal death and stillbirth rates in 2020 and 2021 due to both direct effects of the virus and indirect effects on functioning of the health system. The continued, although modified, health-seeking behaviour of women and the rapid return to pre-COVID-19 mortality rates demonstrates enormous resilience in women and the health system.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- pregnancy outcomes
- south africa
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- public health
- pregnant women
- mental health
- climate change
- healthcare
- birth weight
- social support
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- cardiovascular events
- insulin resistance
- hiv positive
- cardiovascular disease
- health information
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- cervical cancer screening
- weight loss
- body mass index
- preterm birth
- human health
- antiretroviral therapy
- loop mediated isothermal amplification