Investigating service delivery and perinatal outcomes during the low prevalence first year of COVID-19 in a multiethnic Australian population: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal outcomes in an Australian high migrant and low COVID-19 prevalent population to identify if COVID-19 driven health service changes and societal influences impact obstetric and perinatal outcomes.

Design

Retrospective cohort study with pre COVID-19 period 1 January 2018-31 January 2020, and first year of global COVID-19 period 1 February 2020-31 January 2021. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted adjusting for confounders including age, area-level socioeconomic status, gestation, parity, ethnicity and body mass index.

Setting

Obstetric population attending three public hospitals including a major tertiary referral centre in Western Sydney, Australia.

Participants

Women who d

SUBMITTER: Melov SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277027 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature