Experiences of Dutch maternity care professionals during the first wave of COVID-19 in a community based maternity care system

Background and objectiveDuring the COVID-19 pandemic the organization of maternity care changed drastically; this study into the experiences of maternity care professionals with these changes provides suggestions for the organization of care during and after pandemics.DesignAn online survey among Dutch midwives, obstetricians and obstetric residents. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were used to investigate associations between the respondents’ characteristics and answers.ResultsReported advantages of the changes were fewer prenatal and postpartum consultations (50.1%). The necessity a... Mehr ...