The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on admission rates in Maternity Hospital

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic had adverse health outcomes on individuals and communities. In this cross-sectional study we evaluated the admission rates in a tertiary-level hospital during the first wave of the pandemic (March 22, 2020 to August 31, 2020). Methods: We compared the indications for admission during the first wave of the pandemic to a control period prior to the lockdown (November 9, 2019 to March 22, 2020). Results: Most hospital admissions during the curfew period were obstetric emergencies (46.88%), which were significantly higher than the control group (38.19%) p ≤ 0.0001. Among the obstetric emergencies, cases in active labor (65.63%) were dominant. Significant rises in car deliveries (2.46%, p ≤ 0.0001) and admissions during the second stage of labor (6.43%, p ≤ 0.001) were noted. There was also an increased rate of admissions for early pregnancy complications, induction of labor, elective obstetric cases, and medical obstetric cases. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that lockdown precautions implemented had a significant impact on the rate of admissions to Maternity Hospital. The data obtained may be a used to aid in designing robust policies for future pandemics to avoid adverse health outcomes.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on admission rates in Maternity Hospital ; volume:19 ; number:1 ; year:2024 ; extent:9 ; Open medicine ; 19, Heft 1 (2024) (gesamt 9)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Al-Harmi, Jehad Abdullah ; Alsannan, Baydaa ; Alhadhoud, Fatemah ; Akbar, Zahraa ; Alazmi, Eman ; AlMuzayen, Khaled ; Hussain, Eelaf ; Aldarweesh, Mariam ; Pecorino, Basilio ; Laganà, Antonio Simone ; D’Amato, Antonio ; Agrifoglio, Vittorio ; Etrusco, Andrea

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/med-2024-1062
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2410301527231.087830190436
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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