The Effect of Covid 19 Pandemic on the Number and Method of Birth in the 3rd Stage Pandemic Hospital in our Region

Mutlu, Sibel

doi:10.34084/bshr.728865

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“…In a recent review, Jamieson et al 15 reported a prevalence of COVID-19 ranging from 3-20% . Mutlu et al 16 reported that the total number of births and vaginal birth rates decreased in the first wave in a tertiary hospital in Turkey.…”

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mode of delivery

GÜNDOĞDU,

ÜNLÜGEDİK SAYIN,

KAHRAMAN KAYA

2023

J Health Sci Med / JHSM

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Aims: The first case of COVID-19 was reported on March 11th, 2020, in Turkey, and the measures taken by the state to prevent the spread of the virus were put on hold by March 2022. The purpose of this study is to present information with special focus on mode of delivery among pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to assess the effect of pandemic on the rates of normal vaginal delivery and C-section. Methods: This is a restrospective cohort study including all pregnant women at more than 20 weeks of gestation admitted to labour and delivery unit in an academic tertiary care hospital. Records of patients two years before the pandemic and two years of the pandemic were extracted. The number of pregnants admitted to the labour and delivery, the mode of delivery, selected method of anesthesia, total expenses of the patients, the length of hospital stay, indications for cesarian section were compared between the two periods. Results: A total of 9048 patients were identified, of which 4745 were before the pandemic and 4303 during the pandemic. The most striking finding was the decrease in C-section rates during pandemic which was mostly due to decrease in number of primary C-sections. The length of hospital stay was shorter during pandemic as well. The mean age, route of anesthetics, surgery length did not differ between the two groups. Conclusion: The available evidence on COVID-19’s potential impact on C-section rates is conflicting. Some suggest that there might be evidence indicating a possible link between COVID-19 and increased rates of C-section. However, this study showed that when all the deliveries are included pandemic caused a significant decrease in the rates of primary C-section which might be due to decreased interventions of the healthcare professionals.

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mode of delivery

GÜNDOĞDU,

ÜNLÜGEDİK SAYIN,

KAHRAMAN KAYA

2023

J Health Sci Med / JHSM

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“…It has even been reported that pregnant women want to start childbirth early or give birth by cesarean section due to the anxiety and stress they experience (23). It was argued that during the COVID-19 pandemic period, some pregnant women take precautions to protect themselves and their babies from this infection, which has a potential of mortality and a high risk of transmission (36).…”

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“…Considering that these conditions have a similar rationale, studies have also shown that pregnant women with concerns about being infected with COVID-19 prefer private medical institutions and cesarean section deliveries, which they find safer in terms of the risk of transmission at childbirth, so the number of vaginal births decreases (36,37). This may lead to maternal and fetal health risks that pregnant women may face due to surgery when trying to avoid danger, as well as worsening the course of the disease in case of transmission (37).…”

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Determination of Anxiety Levels and Knowledge Levels about COVID-19 during COVID-19 Outbreak of Pregnants: Survey in Turkey

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Nazik

Baltaci

et al. 2023

Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences

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Purpose: To determine the fears and level of knowledge of pregnant women about outbreaks during the COVID 19 outbreak. Methods: This was conducted as descriptive research with 276 pregnant women admitted to women's health and maternity outpatient clinic of hospitals in eastern Turkey. The data was collected using the personal information form, the information levels form for COVID-19, and the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale. Results: It was found that 75.4% of pregnant women were worried that they would catch coronavirus in the hospital during or after childbirth. The average score of women on the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale was 6.7±2.4 (min:5, max:14). The anxiety level of the pregnant women who were in the last trimester of pregnancy, who did not receive information about COVID-19, who changed their delivery method due to the pandemic, who received inadequate prenatal care, whose social support decreased, and who felt vulnerable, were significantly higher. Conclusions: The research revealed that anxiety in pregnant women is affected by some factors. It is important to provide care and support for these groups.

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“…Pandemi hastanelerinde yapılması planlanan doğumlar, doğum sırasında bulaş riski açısından kaygı oluşturmaktadır. Bu sebeple gebelerin doğumlarını, kendilerini daha güvende hissedebilecekleri pandemi hastanesi dışında ve özel hastanelerde yapmayı tercih ettikleri bildirilmiştir (Mutlu, 2020). Ayrıca gebelerin pandemi öncesinde bir doğum planı varken pandemideki kısıtlamalar nedeniyle doğumda yanlarında olacak kişilerin bulunmayışı ve doğum planlarının değişmesi konusunda kaygılandığı belirtilmektedir (Aydın ve ark., 2020;Brooks ve ark., 2020).…”

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Psychosocial Problems and Nursing Care of Pregnancy During the Covid-19 Pandemic Process

Koçak¹,

Baltaci

2021

Samsun Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi

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Covid-19 hastalığı 2019 yılında ilk Wuhan' da ortaya çıkan bulaşıcılığı yüksek bir hastalıktır. Hastalığın tüm dünyaya hızla yayılması ile Dünya Sağlık Örgütü tarafından pandemi ilan edilmiştir. Pandemiye ilişkin koşullar ve alınan önlemler bireylerde stres, anksiyete ve depresyon düzeyini artırmaktadır. Gebelik dönemi fizyolojik, hormonal ve biyopsikososyal değişimler nedeniyle kadının ruhsal olarak daha hassas olduğu ve psikososyal sorunlara daha eğilimli olduğu bir süreçtir. Bu nedenle gebeler Covid-19 pandemisinden en çok etkilenen gruplardandır. Dünya genelinde bu salgının yayılmaması için alınan önlemler, pandeminin seyri, günlük yaşam değişiklikleri ve sosyal izolasyondan dolayı aile ya da arkadaş desteğinin azalması gebeleri psikososyal olarak tehdit altında bırakmaktadır. Gebelerin sağlık kurumlarına ulaşım zorluğu, hastalığa bağlı kayıplarının yası, maddi zorlukları ve hastalığın gebelere etkisine ilişkin belirsizlikler, psikolojik sorunları artırmaktadır. Covid-19 pandemisi sürecinde sosyal sorunların artışı da gebelikte psikolojik sorunları ortaya çıkarabilmektedir. Bu nedenle gebelerin pandemi sürecinde psikolojik ve sosyal açıdan desteğe ve bakıma ihtiyaçları vardır. Gebelerin ruh sağlığının korunması maternal ve fetal sağlık için önemlidir. Pandemi sürecinde hemşirelerin gebelere psikososyal sorunlarla baş etme yöntemlerini öğretmesi ve geliştirmesini desteklemesi, bütüncül bir yaklaşımla bakım sunması gerekmektedir. Gebelik izlemlerinde kadınların psikolojik sorunları belirlenmeli ve takip edilmeli, duyarlı, bireye özgü bir bakım sağlanmalı, tele-danışmanlık yapılmalı ve sosyal desteği artırmaya yönelik aile bireyleriyle görüşülmelidir. Bu çalışma Covid-19 pandemisinin neden olduğu sorunların gebelerin psikososyal durumuna etkisini ve bu konuda hemşirelik bakımının öneminin ortaya konulması amacıyla yapılmıştır.

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The Effect of Covid 19 Pandemic on the Number and Method of Birth in the 3rd Stage Pandemic Hospital in our Region

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mode of delivery

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mode of delivery

Determination of Anxiety Levels and Knowledge Levels about COVID-19 during COVID-19 Outbreak of Pregnants: Survey in Turkey

Psychosocial Problems and Nursing Care of Pregnancy During the Covid-19 Pandemic Process

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