Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal healthcare indices in Southern Iran: an interrupted time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Epidemics are anticipated to influence the coverage of health services. We assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal healthcare indices and care providers' performance.

Setting

1801 maternal healthcare centres under the auspices of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Southern Iran.

Participants

Approximately 63 000 pregnant women.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

In this prospective ecological study, interrupted time series analysis was used to model and compare the trend of maternal healthcare indices before and after the COVID-19 pandemic announcement.

Results

The results showed a significant drop in count of preconception healthcare visits, first routine laboratory tests, first trimester prenatal care, first

SUBMITTER: Yadollahi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9615178 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature