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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2021

The Changing Aspects of Motherhood in Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Jennifer Prince Kingsley, Paul Kingsley Vijay, Jacob Kumaresan, Nalini Sathiakumar

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Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Prioritising maternal mental health and infant neurodevelopment research in Africa - A call for action amidst the backdrop of the COVID‑19 pandemic.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jennifer Prince KingsleyDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA. jennypk@uab.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2460-2925
Paul Kingsley VijayClinic Qualitas, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Jacob KumaresanFormer WHO Executive Director, New York, USA.
Nalini SathiakumarDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo advocate perspectives to strengthen existing healthcare systems to prioritize maternal health services amidst and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and middle income countries. DESCRIPTION: COVID-19 directly affects pregnant women causing more severe disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The indirect effects due to the monumental COVID-19 response are much worse, increasing maternal and neonatal mortality. ASSESSMENT: Amidst COVID-19, governments must balance effective COVID-19 response measures while continuing delivery of essential health services. Using the World Health Organization's operational guidelines as a base, countries must conduct contextualized analyses to tailor their operations. Evidence based information on different services and comparative cost-benefits will help decisions on trade-offs. Situational analyses identifying extent and reasons for service disruptions and estimates of impacts using modelling techniques will guide prioritization of services. Ensuring adequate supplies, maintaining core interventions, expanding non-physician workforce and deploying telehealth are some adaptive measures to optimize care. Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, governments must reinvest in maternal and child health by building more resilient maternal health services supported by political commitment and multisectoral engagement, and with assistance from international partners.

conclusionsMulti-sectoral investments providing high-quality care that ensures continuity and available to all segments of the population are needed. A robust primary healthcare system linked to specialist care and accessible to all segments of the population including marginalized subgroups is of paramount importance. Systematic approaches to digital health care solutions to bridge gaps in service is imperative. Future pandemic preparedness programs must include action plans for resilient maternal health services.

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Pregnancy OutcomeAdultCOVID-19Developing CountriesFemaleHumansMaternal Health ServicesMothersPandemicsPovertyPregnancyPregnant PeopleSARS-CoV-2Covid 19Maternal and child healthPandemicPregnant womenPreparedness

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PMCPMC7690650
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