Strategies to support maternal and early childhood wellness: insight from parent and provider qualitative interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in rapid changes to the delivery of maternal and newborn care. Our aim was to gain an understanding from parents and healthcare professionals (HCPs) of how the pandemic and associated public health restrictions impacted the peripartum and postpartum experience, as well as longer-term health and well-being of families.

Design

Qualitative study through focus groups.

Setting

Ontario, Canada.

Participants

HCPs and parents who had a child born during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Interventions

Semistructured interview guide, with questions focused on how the pandemic impacted their care/their ability to provide care, and strategies to improve care and support now or in future situations with similar healthcare restrictions.<

SUBMITTER: Simpson AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10824034 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature