Maternal Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States: An Interrupted Time-series Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent policy responses aimed at curbing disease spread and reducing economic fallout, had far-reaching consequences for maternal health. There has been little research to our knowledge on enduring disruptions to maternal health trends beyond the early pandemic and limited understanding of how these impacted pre-existing disparities in maternal health.

Methods

We leveraged rigorous interrupted time-series methods and US National Center for Health Statistics Vital Statistics Birth Data Files of all live births for 2015-2021 (N = 24,653,848). We estimated whether changes in maternal health trends after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020) differed from predictions based on pre-existing temporal trends. Outcomes included gest

SUBMITTER: Jackson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11826924 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature