Open Medicine (Oct 2024)
The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on admission rates in Maternity Hospital
- Al-Harmi Jehad Abdullah,
- Alsannan Baydaa,
- Alhadhoud Fatemah,
- Akbar Zahraa,
- Alazmi Eman,
- AlMuzayen Khaled,
- Hussain Eelaf,
- Aldarweesh Mariam,
- Pecorino Basilio,
- Laganà Antonio Simone,
- D’Amato Antonio,
- Agrifoglio Vittorio,
- Etrusco Andrea
Affiliations
- Al-Harmi Jehad Abdullah
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, 13110, Kuwait
- Alsannan Baydaa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, 13110, Kuwait
- Alhadhoud Fatemah
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuwait Ministry of Health, Maternity Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Akbar Zahraa
- Postgraduate Training Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Alazmi Eman
- Postgraduate Training Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- AlMuzayen Khaled
- Postgraduate Training Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Hussain Eelaf
- Postgraduate Training Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Aldarweesh Mariam
- Postgraduate Training Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Pecorino Basilio
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Division, Umberto I Hospital, Kore University of Enna, 94100, Enna, Italy
- Laganà Antonio Simone
- Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Paolo Giaccone” Hospital, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy
- D’Amato Antonio
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124, Bari, Italy
- Agrifoglio Vittorio
- Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Paolo Giaccone” Hospital, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy
- Etrusco Andrea
- Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Paolo Giaccone” Hospital, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2024-1062
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 19,
no. 1
pp. 365 – 88
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic had adverse health outcomes on individuals and communities. In this cross-sectional study we evaluated the admission rates in a tertiary-level hospital during the first wave of the pandemic (March 22, 2020 to August 31, 2020).
Keywords
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- pandemic
- early pregnancy complications
- adverse health outcomes
- obstetrics and gynecology emergencies
- induction of labor
