Background While the COVID-19 pandemic will increase mortality due to the virus, it is also
likely to increase mortality indirectly. In this study, we estimate the additional maternal and …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic is having significant direct and associated effects on
many health outcomes, including maternal mortality. As a useful marker of healthcare …

In The Lancet Global Health, Timothy Roberton and colleagues1 present startling new
evidence on the potential rise in maternal and child mortality in lowincome and middle …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on health-care systems
and potentially on pregnancy outcomes, but no systematic synthesis of evidence of this …

Background The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had wide-reaching
direct and indirect impacts on population health. In low-and middle-income countries, these …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic priorities have focused on prevention, detection, and
response. Beyond morbidity and mortality, pandemics carry secondary impacts, such as …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is leading to social
(physical) distancing policies worldwide, including in the USA. Some of the first actions …

The study by Timothy Roberton and colleagues (July, 2020), 1 which modelled the indirect
effects of COVID-19 on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income …

Background Mortality statistics are fundamental to public health decision making. Mortality
varies by time and location, and its measurement is affected by well known biases that have …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic response is affecting maternal and neonatal health
services all over the world. We aimed to assess the number of institutional births, their …