Effect of COVID-19 on antenatal care: experiences of medical professionals in the Netherlands
Plain Language summary COVID-19 has affected the delivery of healthcare services globally. Antenatal care is one of the healthcare services that has been impacted on a global scale. Little is known about how antenatal care provision has changed in the Netherlands during the pandemic period. Our proj...
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| author | Carlotta Gamberini Federica Angeli Lucia Knight Mariama Zaami Salwan Al-Nasiry Elena Ambrosino |
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| description | Plain Language summary COVID-19 has affected the delivery of healthcare services globally. Antenatal care is one of the healthcare services that has been impacted on a global scale. Little is known about how antenatal care provision has changed in the Netherlands during the pandemic period. Our project focuses on examining the effects of COVID-19 on existing antenatal care protocols, as well as the impacts on antenatal care providers, such as midwives and gynaecologists. This knowledge can be beneficial in adapting antenatal care provision in times of health emergencies, to be better prepared and more resilient. This research uses a qualitative approach to investigate changes in practice following COVID-19 pandemic. It involves 20 antenatal care providers, working in the Netherlands, which took part in semi-structured interviews, and 9 national protocols and guidelines which were analysed. This study indicates that antenatal care changed at different levels in the Netherlands. Many changes show that antenatal care is an essential service, which should not be cut back, but it should be implemented, to be prepared for a future health emergency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28c38bda8c60464980a5df06546dce582023-03-22T11:23:37ZengBMCReproductive Health1742-47552023-03-0120111610.1186/s12978-023-01587-yEffect of COVID-19 on antenatal care: experiences of medical professionals in the NetherlandsCarlotta Gamberini0Federica Angeli1Lucia Knight2Mariama Zaami3Salwan Al-Nasiry4Elena Ambrosino5Institute for Public Health Genomics (IPHG), Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, Maastricht UniversitySchool for Business and Society, University of YorkDivision of Social and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape TownDepartment of Geography and Resource Development, University of GhanaResearch School GROW for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht UniversityInstitute for Public Health Genomics (IPHG), Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, Maastricht UniversityPlain Language summary COVID-19 has affected the delivery of healthcare services globally. Antenatal care is one of the healthcare services that has been impacted on a global scale. Little is known about how antenatal care provision has changed in the Netherlands during the pandemic period. Our project focuses on examining the effects of COVID-19 on existing antenatal care protocols, as well as the impacts on antenatal care providers, such as midwives and gynaecologists. This knowledge can be beneficial in adapting antenatal care provision in times of health emergencies, to be better prepared and more resilient. This research uses a qualitative approach to investigate changes in practice following COVID-19 pandemic. It involves 20 antenatal care providers, working in the Netherlands, which took part in semi-structured interviews, and 9 national protocols and guidelines which were analysed. This study indicates that antenatal care changed at different levels in the Netherlands. Many changes show that antenatal care is an essential service, which should not be cut back, but it should be implemented, to be prepared for a future health emergency.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01587-yAntenatal care (ANC)COVID-19GynaecologistsMidwives |
| spellingShingle | Carlotta Gamberini Federica Angeli Lucia Knight Mariama Zaami Salwan Al-Nasiry Elena Ambrosino Effect of COVID-19 on antenatal care: experiences of medical professionals in the Netherlands Reproductive Health Antenatal care (ANC) COVID-19 Gynaecologists Midwives |
| title | Effect of COVID-19 on antenatal care: experiences of medical professionals in the Netherlands |
| title_full | Effect of COVID-19 on antenatal care: experiences of medical professionals in the Netherlands |
| title_fullStr | Effect of COVID-19 on antenatal care: experiences of medical professionals in the Netherlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of COVID-19 on antenatal care: experiences of medical professionals in the Netherlands |
| title_short | Effect of COVID-19 on antenatal care: experiences of medical professionals in the Netherlands |
| title_sort | effect of covid 19 on antenatal care experiences of medical professionals in the netherlands |
| topic | Antenatal care (ANC) COVID-19 Gynaecologists Midwives |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01587-y |
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