Obstetric interventions and pregnancy outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: A nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted maternity services worldwide and imposed restrictions on societal behaviours. This national study aimed to compare obstetric intervention and pregnancy outcome rates in England during the pandemic and corresponding pre-pandemic calendar periods, and to assess whether differences in these rates varied according to ethnic and socioeconomic background.

Methods and findings

We conducted a national study of singleton births in English National Health Service hospitals. We compared births during the COVID-19 pandemic period (23 March 2020 to 22 February 2021) with births during the corresponding calendar period 1 year earlier. The Hospital Episode Statistics database provided administrative hospital data about maternal characteristics

SUBMITTER: Gurol-Urganci I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8803187 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature