Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Obstetric Interventions at a Public Hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health systems quickly implemented changes in care delivery with a goal of balancing patient-focused obstetric care with the need to protect pregnant persons and health care providers from infection. Yet, there is no consensus within the scientific community on the impact these measures have on obstetric outcomes in vulnerable populations. We aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rates of obstetric procedures and severe maternal morbidity (SMM) among births at an urban safety net institution.

Methods

We used an interrupted time series design to calculate risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) comparing monthly rates of labor induction, cesarean births (overall and amo

SUBMITTER: Johnson TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9381428 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature