Health care in pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic and pregnancy outcomes in six low- and-middle-income countries: Evidence from a prospective, observational registry of the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess, on a population basis, the medical care for pregnant women in specific geographic regions of six countries before and during the first year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in relationship to pregnancy outcomes.

Design

Prospective, population-based study.

Setting

Communities in Kenya, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, India and Guatemala.

Population

Pregnant women enrolled in the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health's Maternal and Newborn Health Registry.

Methods

Pregnancy/delivery care services and pregnancy outcomes in the pre-COVID-19 time-period (March 2019-February 2020) were compared with the COVID-19 time-period (March 2020-February 2021).

Main outcome measures

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SUBMITTER: Naqvi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9111322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature