Pregnant women's unmet need to communicate with a health professional during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic lockdown in France: The Covimater cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic lockdown, communication between pregnant women and health professionals may have become complicated due to restrictions on movement and saturated health services. This could have impacts on pregnancy monitoring and women's wellbeing. We aimed to i) describe the unmet need of pregnant women living in France to communicate with health professionals about the pandemic and their pregnancy during the lockdown, ii) assess the socio-demographic, medical and contextual factors associated with this unmet need. The Covimater cross-sectional study, conducted in July 2020, includes data on 500 adult women's experiences of pregnancy during the first lockdown period in France (i.e., from March to May 2020). The women, all r

SUBMITTER: Araujo-Chaveron L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9049552 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature