Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth in Luxembourg during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) during childbirth in Luxembourg from women's perspectives.

Methods

Women giving birth in facilities in Luxembourg between March 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021, answered a validated online WHO standards-based questionnaire as part of the multicountry IMAgINE EURO study. Descriptive and multivariate quantile regression analyses were performed.

Results

A total of 493 women were included, representing 5.2% of women giving birth in the four maternity hospitals in Luxembourg during the study period. Most quality measures suggested high QMNC, although specific gaps were observed: 13.4% (n = 66) of women reported not being treated with dignity, 9.1% (n = 45) experienced abuse, 42.9% (n = 30) were not asked fo

SUBMITTER: Arendt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9877667 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature