Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on neonatal admissions in a tertiary children's hospital in southwest China: An interrupted time-series study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The unprecedented coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused millions of infections worldwide and represents a significant challenge facing modern health care systems. This study was conducted to investigate the impact of lockdown measures in a tertiary Children's Hospital in southwest China, which might be used to predict long-term effects related to health-seeking behavior of parents/caregivers.

Methods

This study included newborns enrolled over a span of 86 weeks between January 4, 2019, and August 27, 2020. We designated two time periods for analysis purposes: a stable pre-COVID period(55 weeks between January 4, 2019, and January 23, 2020) and a COVID-impacted period (31 weeks between January 24, 2020, and August 27, 2020). An interrupted time-se

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8758080 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature