The impact of COVID-19-related restrictions on pregnancy and abortion rates in the Republic of Georgia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Republic of Georgia implemented COVID-19-related restrictions starting on 31 March 2020, when it imposed a 1-month strict lockdown, after which the country continued with some form of restrictions for 1 year. These restrictions created barriers to healthcare access, affected healthcare services, caused severe economic degradation, and changed reproductive behavior. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of COVID-19-related restrictions on pregnancy and abortion rates in Georgia.

Methods

Information on pregnancy, abortion, and related variables was extracted from the Georgian Birth Registry from January 2018 through April 2022. The final study sample included 232,594 pregnancies and 86,729 abortions. We used interrupted time series analysis to study th

SUBMITTER: Khachidze N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729579 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature