Experiences of Dutch maternity care professionals during the first wave of COVID-19 in a community based maternity care system.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

During the COVID-19 pandemic the organization of maternity care changed drastically; this study into the experiences of maternity care professionals with these changes provides suggestions for the organization of care during and after pandemics.

Design

An online survey among Dutch midwives, obstetricians and obstetric residents. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were used to investigate associations between the respondents' characteristics and answers.

Results

Reported advantages of the changes were fewer prenatal and postpartum consultations (50.1%). The necessity and safety of medical interventions and ultrasounds were considered more critically (75.9%); 14.8% of community midwives stated they referred fewer women to the hospital for

SUBMITTER: van Manen ELM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8211230 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature