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Impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on institutional delivery, neonatal admissions and prematurity: a reflection from Lagos, Nigeria

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Ezenwa, Beatrice Nkolika, Fajolu, Iretiola B, Nabwera, Helen, Wang, Duolao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2788-2464, Ezeaka, Chinyere V and Allen, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6675-249X (2021) 'Impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on institutional delivery, neonatal admissions and prematurity: a reflection from Lagos, Nigeria'. BMJ Paediatrics Open, Vol 2021, Issue 5, :e001029.

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 310 Maternal welfare WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Viral Respiratory Tract Infections. Respirovirus Infections > WC 505 Viral respiratory tract infections WQ Obstetrics > WQ 100 General works WQ Obstetrics > Labor > WQ 300 General works
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001029
Depositing User:	Julie Franco
Date Deposited:	13 May 2021 15:37
Last Modified:	13 May 2021 15:38
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/17798

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