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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2022

Giving Birth in the Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Patient Experience.

Carlie Boisvert, Robert Talarico, Kathryn M Denize, Olivia Frank, Malia S Q Murphy, Alysha L J Dingwall-Harvey, Ruth Rennicks White, Meagan Ann O'Hare-Gordon, Yanfang Guo, Daniel J Corsi and 5 more

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Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Carlie BoisvertFaculty of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Robert TalaricoClinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H-8L6, Canada.
Kathryn M DenizeClinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H-8L6, Canada.
Olivia FrankClinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H-8L6, Canada.
Malia S Q MurphyClinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H-8L6, Canada.
Alysha L J Dingwall-HarveyClinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H-8L6, Canada.
Ruth Rennicks WhiteClinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H-8L6, Canada.
Meagan Ann O'Hare-GordonClinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H-8L6, Canada.
Yanfang GuoClinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H-8L6, Canada.
Daniel J CorsiFaculty of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Kari SampselFaculty of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Shi-Wu WenClinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H-8L6, Canada.
Mark C WalkerFaculty of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Darine El-ChaârFaculty of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Katherine A MuldoonFaculty of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. kmuldoon@ohri.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0766-4294
University of Ottawa · CAOttawa Hospital · CAChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · CAGlobal Affairs Canada · CA

Funding

The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization TOH-20-005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveObstetrical patients are at risk of complications from COVID-19 and face increased stress due to the pandemic and changes in hospital birth setting. The objective was to describe the perinatal care experiences of obstetrical patients who gave birth during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsA descriptive epidemiological survey was administered to consenting patients who gave birth at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) between March 16th and June 16th, 2020. The participants reported on prenatal, in-hospital, and postpartum care experiences. COVID-19 pandemic related household stress factors were investigated. Frequencies and percentages are presented for categorical variables and median and interquartile range (IQR) for continuous variables.

resultsA total of 216 participants were included in the analyses. Median participants age was 33 years (IQR: 30-36). Collectively, 94 (43.5%) participants felt elevated stress for prenatal appointments and 105 (48.6%) for postpartum appointments because of COVID-19. There were 108 (50.0%) were scared to go to the hospital for delivery, 97 (44.9%) wore a mask during labour and 54 (25.0%) gave birth without a support person. During postpartum care, 125 (57.9%) had phone appointments (not offered prior to COVID-19), and 18 (8.3%) received no postpartum care at all.

conclusionCOVID-19 pandemic and public health protocols created a stressful healthcare environment for the obstetrical population where many were fearful of accessing services, experienced changes to standard care, or no care at all. As the pandemic continues, careful attention should be given to the perinatal population to reduce stress and improve continuity of care.

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COVID-19AdultFemaleHumansPandemicsParturitionPatient Outcome AssessmentPostpartum PeriodPregnancyCOVID-19ObstetricsPatient-centered carePostpartum carePrenatal anxietyTelemedicineVirtual care

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PMID35895161
PMCPMC9327977
OpenAlexW4288051673

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