Impact of COVID-19 on intrapartum care at public hospitals in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: A mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted the health of pregnant women and their unborn babies.

Objective

To explore the impact of COVID-19 on intrapartum care in Ethiopia.

Design

A concurrent mixed-methods design was employed.

Methods

An interrupted time series analysis was implemented using a Poisson regression model to estimate monthly changes in the incidence rates of institutional childbirth, instrumental vaginal birth, caesarean section, stillbirth, institutional neonatal death, institutional maternal death and availability of essential medical supplies before and during COVID-19. The dataset included data from all women who gave birth in 15 public hospitals, and the total number of childbirths in the cohort st

SUBMITTER: Kassa ZY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11555746 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature