Accessibility and utilization of antenatal care services in sub‐Saharan Africa during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A rapid review

G Murewanhema, E Mpabuka, E Moyo, N Tungwarara… - Birth, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Control measures for the COVID‐19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to health
care delivery. Some countries in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) stopped the provision of …

An integrative literature review on the impact of COVID-19 on maternal and child health in Africa

EK Senkyire, O Ewetan, D Azuh, E Asiedua… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2023 - Springer
Africa has the highest rates of maternal deaths globally which have been linked to poorly
functioning health care systems. The pandemic revealed already known weaknesses in the …

Self-reported delays in care-seeking in West Africa during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

NE Conboy, A Nickow, JK Awoonor-Williams… - BMC health services …, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic caused delays in care-seeking due to fears of
infection and decreased healthcare access globally. These delays have been linked in …

“It is not by choice that I gave birth at home”: the social determinants of home births during COVID-19 in peri-urban and urban Kenya, a qualitative study

M Sudhinaraset, R Woofter, J Mboya, S Wambui… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the provision of global maternal
health services, with an increase in home births. However, there are little data on women's …

Effects of COVID-19 on Kenya's healthcare system: healthcare providers' experiences with maternal health services utilization in coastal Kenya

SO Ombere, AA Nyabundi - World, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic overstretched health systems in developed and developing
nations. Like other African nations, Kenya has a frail health system, making responding to …

Changes in birth outcomes and utilization of prenatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: a secondary analysis of vital statistics in Colombia

CC Guarnizo-Herreño, G Buitrago, GL Wehby - BMC pediatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background Birth outcomes could have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through
changes in access to prenatal services and other pathways. The aim of this study was to …

Fear of COVID-19 and poor accessibility of comprehensive care has caused delay in initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in southwest Ethiopia: the …

S Zenu, M Shuremu, A Tolesa - Journal of Public Health …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is care provided to pregnant women in order to ensure
positive health outcomes for both mother and baby. Late ANC contact lacks the opportunity …

Association among Timing of First Visit, Antenatal Care Frequency, and Anaemia Gravidarum during the Peak Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic

SP Hani, T Kuntari - Jurnal Profesi Medika: Jurnal Kedokteran …, 2023 - ejournal.upnvj.ac.id
Anaemia gravidarum is a health problem that affects pregnancy outcomes. Antenatal care is
an effort to screen high-risk pregnancies to provide earlier appropriate management. In …

Factors Influencing the Antenatal Care Attendance of Pregnant Women During the First COVID-19 Wave Lockdown in Thailand

T Chalermpichai, K Subsomboon, R Kasak… - … Journal of Women's …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak impacted healthcare
service management worldwide. Thailand had limited healthcare resources. During the …

Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes: A Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Azza, IC Dewi - KnE Medicine, 2023 - knepublishing.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were many large-scale restrictions on routine
services, including maternal and neonatal health services. This study used a correlational …