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 …

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 …

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 …

Antenatal care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic: an online cross-sectional survey among Filipino women

GS De Guzman, MJB Banal-Silao - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented challenges to healthcare
systems worldwide, including interruption of antenatal care services. The study aimed to …

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

P Yadollahi, N Zangeneh, A Heiran, M Sharafi… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
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 …

“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 …

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 …

Socioeconomic and geographic inequalities in antenatal and postnatal care components in India, 2016–2021

H Chi, S Jung, SV Subramanian, R Kim - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Despite the well-known importance of high-quality care before and after delivery, not every
mother and newborn in India receive appropriate antenatal and postnatal care (ANC/PNC) …

“Getting pregnant during COVID-19 was a big risk because getting help from the clinic was not easy”: COVID-19 experiences of women and healthcare providers in …

Z Mupambireyi, FM Cowan, E Chappell… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated measures may have disrupted delivery of maternal
and neonatal health services and reversed the progress made towards dual elimination of …

Impact of COVID-19 on antenatal care provision at public hospitals in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: A mixed methods study

ZY Kassa, V Scarf, S Turkmani, D Fox - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to pose a global public health
threat. The pandemic overstretched already weak health systems in low-and low-middle …