Impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on institutional delivery, neonatal admissions and prematurity: a reflection from Lagos, Nigeria.
BMJ Paediatr Open
; 5(1): e001029, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1216812
ABSTRACT
We assessed the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on deliveries and neonatal admissions according to gestation in Lagos, Nigeria. During lockdown (April-June 2020), there was a marked fall of about 50% in in-hospital deliveries and admissions to the neonatal wards for both in and outborn infants compared with prelockdown (January-March 2020) and a comparison period (April-June 2019). However, the proportion of preterm infants was broadly similar in each period. Lockdown markedly reduced hospital deliveries and healthcare-seeking for sick newborns but did not influence the overall proportion of preterm births among in-house deliveries and outborn neonatal admissions.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Limits:
Humans
/
Infant
/
Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
BMJ Paediatr Open
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bmjpo-2021-001029
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS