Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on maternity care and maternal outcome in the Netherlands:a national quasi-experimental study

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns disrupted health care worldwide. High-income countries observed a decrease in preterm births during lockdowns, but maternal pregnancy–related outcomes were also likely affected. This study investigates the effect of the first COVID-19 lockdown (March–June 2020) on provision of maternity care and maternal pregnancy–related outcomes in the Netherlands. Study design: National quasi-experimental study. Methods: Multiple linked national registries were used, and all births from a gestational age of 24+0 weeks in 2010–2020 were included. In... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Gravesteijn, B. Y.
Boderie, N.
van den Akker, T.
Bertens, L.
Bloemenkamp, K.
Burgos Ochoa, L.
de Jonge, A.
Kazemier, B. M.
Klein, P. P.F.
Kwint-Reijnders, I.
Labrecque, J.
Mol, B. W.
Obermann, S.
Peters, L.
Ravelli, A.
Rosman, A.
Been, J. V.
de Groot, C. J.
Ambrosino, E.
Auweele, K. V.
Been, J.
Beijers, R.
Burdorf, L.
Ochoa, L. B.
de Weerth, C.
Franx, A.
Harper, S.
Klein, P. P.
Kretz, D.
Muris, J.
Nieuwenhuijze, M.
Oudijk, M.
Ramerman, L.
Schonewille-Rosman, A.
Struijs, J.
Torij, H.
Van Beukering, M.
van den Heuvel, M.
van Dillen, J.
van Lenthe, F.
Van Ourti, T.
Verhoeff, A.
Vermeulen, M.
Visser, N.
Willers, S.
Schoenmakers, S.
Zainularab, Z.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Reihe/Periodikum: Gravesteijn , B Y , Boderie , N , van den Akker , T , Bertens , L , Bloemenkamp , K , Burgos Ochoa , L , de Jonge , A , Kazemier , B M , Klein , P P F , Kwint-Reijnders , I , Labrecque , J , Mol , B W , Obermann , S , Peters , L , Ravelli , A , Rosman , A , Been , J V , de Groot , C J , Ambrosino , E , Auweele , K V , Been , J , Beijers , R , Bertens , L , Boderie , N , Burdorf , L , Ochoa , L B , de Weerth , C , Franx , A , Harper , S , Klein , P P , Kretz , D , Labrecque , J , Muris , J , Nieuwenhuijze , M , Obermann , S , Oudijk , M , Ramerman , L , Ravelli , A , Schonewille-Rosman , A , Struijs , J , Torij , H , Van Beukering , M , van den Heuvel , M , van Dillen , J , van Lenthe , F , Van Ourti , T , Verhoeff , A , Vermeulen , M , Visser , N , Willers , S , Schoenmakers , S & Zainularab , Z 2024 , ' Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on maternity care and maternal outcome in the Netherlands : a national quasi-experimental study ' , Public Health , vol. 235 , pp. 15-25 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.06.024
Schlagwörter: COVID-19 / Homebirth / Maternal health / Natural experiment / SARS-CoV−2
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29214748
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns disrupted health care worldwide. High-income countries observed a decrease in preterm births during lockdowns, but maternal pregnancy–related outcomes were also likely affected. This study investigates the effect of the first COVID-19 lockdown (March–June 2020) on provision of maternity care and maternal pregnancy–related outcomes in the Netherlands. Study design: National quasi-experimental study. Methods: Multiple linked national registries were used, and all births from a gestational age of 24+0 weeks in 2010–2020 were included. In births starting in midwife-led primary care, we assessed the effect of lockdown on provision of care. In the general pregnant population, the impact on characteristics of labour and maternal morbidity was assessed. A difference-in-regression-discontinuity design was used to derive causal estimates for the year 2020. Results: A total of 1,039,728 births were included. During the lockdown, births to women who started labour in midwife-led primary care (49%) more often ended at home (27% pre-lockdown, +10% [95% confidence interval: +7%, +13%]). A small decrease was seen in referrals towards obstetrician-led care during labour (46%, −3% [−5%,−0%]). In the overall group, no significant change was seen in induction of labour (27%, +1% [−1%, +3%]). We found no significant changes in the incidence of emergency caesarean section (9%, −1% [−2%, +0%]), obstetric anal sphincter injury (2%, +0% [−0%, +1%]), episiotomy (21%, −0% [−2%, +1%]), or post-partum haemorrhage: >1000 ml (6%, −0% [−1%, +1%]). Conclusions: During the first COVID-19 lockdown in the Netherlands, a substantial increase in homebirths was seen. There was no evidence for changed available maternal outcomes, suggesting that a maternity care system with a strong midwife-led primary care system may flexibly and safely adapt to external disruptions.