Health care in pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic and pregnancy outcomes in six low- and-middle-income countries: Evidence from a prospective, observational registry of the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health.
Seemab NaqviFarnaz NaqviSarah SaleemVanessa R ThorstenLester FigueroaManolo MazariegosAna GarcesArchana B PatelPrabir DasAvinash KaviShivaprasad S GoudarFabian EsamaiMusaku MwenchanyaElwyn ChombaAdrien LokangakaAntoinette TshefuSana YousufMelissa BausermanCarl L BoseEdward A LiechtyNancy F KrebsRichard J DermanWaldemar A CarloPatricia L HibberdS K Masum BillahNalini Peres-da-SilvaRashidul HaqueWilliam A PetriMarion Koso-ThomasTracy NolenElizabeth M McClureRobert L GoldenbergPublished in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2022)
Small but significant increases in home births and decreases in the antenatal care services were observed during the initial COVID-19 period; however, there was not an increase in the stillbirth, neonatal mortality, maternal mortality, low birthweight, or preterm birth rates during the COVID-19 period compared with the previous year. Further research should help to elucidate the relationship between access to and use of pregnancy-related medical services and birth outcomes over an extended period.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- preterm birth
- gestational age
- pregnant women
- birth weight
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- low birth weight
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- mental health
- young adults
- primary care
- health information
- affordable care act
- palliative care
- public health
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- social media
- pain management
- skeletal muscle
- risk assessment
- health insurance