Did the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic impact the cesarean delivery rate? A retrospective cohort study at a primary care center in Switzerland.
Tabea CinceraNatalia CondeStefanie von FeltenBrigitte LeenersStephanie von OrelliPublished in: Journal of perinatal medicine (2022)
The results of this study confirmed a significant reduction in the rate of CD in early 2020, during the first lockdown period due to COVID-19, but without major differences in maternal and infant health indicators or in obstetric risk factors than before the pandemic. These results may have been due to a difference in the composition of the obstetric team as well as the behavior of the obstetrics team and in the patients during the pandemic, given the burden it placed on healthcare systems. However, this hypothesis remains to be tested in further research.
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