Utilisation of services along the continuum of maternal healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lubumbashi, DRC: findings from a cross-sectional household survey of women

Galle, Anna; Kavira, Gladys; Semaan, Aline; Francoise, Malonga Kaj; Beňová, Lenka; Ntambue, Abel Mukengeshayi

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1454838/v1

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“… Galle A., Kavira G., Semaan A., et al, 2022. DR. Congo [ 30 ]. MHC utilisation along the continuum during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and factors associated with use of the full continuum Cross-sectional survey March 2020–May 2021 604 women (15–49 years) who were pregnant Of the women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic, 61% had ANC 4+ consultations, most had a skilled birth attendant (97%), and more than half (55%) had a PNC check for themselves and the newborn.…”

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“…This was similar in Ethiopia where economic suffering prevented women from being able to pay for transportation [ 8 ]. A cross-sectional study of 1600 pregnant women in Democratic republic of Congo between March 2020–May 2021 identified similar issues [ 30 ]. This study showed that lack of money along with vaccine hesitancy were some of the reason’s women did not access MHC services [ 30 ].…”

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

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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 health systems in Africa, such as workforce shortages, lack of equipment and resources. The aim of this paper is to review the published literature on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child health in Africa. The integrative review process delineated by Whittemore and Knafl (2005) was used to meet the study aims. The literature search of Ovid Medline, CINAHL, PubMed, WHO, Google and Google scholar, Africa journals online, MIDIRS was limited to publications between March 2020 and May 2022. All the studies went through the PRISMA stages, and 179 full text papers screened for eligibility, 36 papers met inclusion criteria. Of the studies, 6 were qualitative, 25 quantitative studies, and 5 mixed methods. Thematic analysis according to the methods of Braun and Clark (2006) were used to synthesize the data. From the search the six themes that emerged include: effects of lockdown measures, COVID concerns and psychological stress, reduced attendance at antenatal care, childhood vaccination, reduced facility-based births, and increase maternal and child mortality. A review of the literature revealed the following policy issues: The need for government to develop robust response mechanism to public health emergencies that negatively affect maternal and child health issues and devise health policies to mitigate negative effects of lockdown. In times of pandemic there is need to maintain special access for both antenatal care and child delivery services and limit a shift to use of untrained birth attendants to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths. These could be achieved by soliciting investments from various sectors to provide high-quality care that ensures sustainability to all layers of the population.

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

Senkyire

Ewetan

Azuh

et al. 2023

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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“…Sufficient supply, maintaining core interventions, expanding the nonphysician workforce, and deploying telehealth are some adaptation measures to optimize care (Syawaludin & Fikri, 2019). In the COVID-19 pandemic, the government must reinvest in maternal and child health by building more resilient maternal health services supported by political commitment, multisectoral engagement, and assistance from international partners (Galle et al, 2022). Therefore, there is a need for multisectoral investments that provide highquality care that ensures continuity and is available to all segments of the population.…”

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Women Pregnancy amids Covid-19: Understanding Vulnerability, Developing Vaccine Strategy, and Capacity in Palembang

Anisyah

2022

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Women in pregnancy have special needs and may require different forms of physical, social, mental, and emotional support than others because they are very vulnerable to death, illness and injury during the Covid-19 pandemic. This article examines how the government plans to prepare some strategies and capacity to ensure pregnant women's safety during the Covid-19 pandemic in Palembang. We conducted a field study with essential questions in assessing the vaccination program for pregnant women, government, hospitals, print news, and online about the distribution of services and the availability of vaccination for pregnant woman are delaying. In this article, we found a significant disruption to the practice of vaccination of pregnant women in the city of Palembang during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not only because of the closure of health services but also because of the lack of supply of vaccine distribution for pregnant women, so the vaccination program for pregnant women has been delayed. We urge the government to strengthen the strategy and capacity to ensure that vaccination services for pregnant women are available in the city of Palembang because even though the Covid-19 pandemic is currently sloping, there is still a possibility that it will rise again.

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An Integrative Literature Review on the Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal Health in Africa

Senkyire

Ohaja

Ewetan

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Africa has the highest rates of maternal deaths globally which have been linked to poorly functioning health care systems. The aim of this paper is to review the published literature on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal health in Africa. The integrative review process delineated by Whittemore and Knafl (2005) was used to meet the study aims. The literature search of Ovid Medline, CINAHL, PubMed, WHO, Google and Google scholar, Africa journals online, MIDIRS was limited to publications between March 2020 and May 2022. All the studies went through the PRISMA stages, and 179 full text papers screened for eligibility, 36 papers met inclusion criteria. Of the studies, 6 were qualitative, 25 quantitative studies, and 5 mixed methods. Thematic analysis according to the methods of Braun and Clark (2006) were used to synthesize the data. From the search the four themes that emerged include: effects of lockdown measures, COVID concerns and psychological stress, reduced attendance at antenatal care and childhood vaccination, reduced facility-based births and increase maternal mortality. A review of the literature revealed the following policy issues: The need for government to develop robust response mechanism to public health emergencies that negatively affect maternal health issues and devise health policies to mitigate negative effects of lockdown. In times of pandemic there is need to maintain special access for both antenatal care and child delivery services and limit a shift to use of untrained birth attendants to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths. These could be achieved by soliciting investments from various sectors to provide high-quality care that ensures sustainability to all layers of the population.

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Utilisation of services along the continuum of maternal healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lubumbashi, DRC: findings from a cross-sectional household survey of women

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

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

Women Pregnancy amids Covid-19: Understanding Vulnerability, Developing Vaccine Strategy, and Capacity in Palembang

An Integrative Literature Review on the Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal Health in Africa

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