Laboring Alone: Perinatal Outcomes during Childbirth without a Birth Partner or Other Companion during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15120%2F23%3A73619722" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15120/23:73619722 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/68407700:21460/23:00350595 RIV/00216208:11110/23:10474530 RIV/00064165:_____/23:10474530

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9916022/pdf/ijerph-20-02614.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9916022/pdf/ijerph-20-02614.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032614" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijerph20032614</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Laboring Alone: Perinatal Outcomes during Childbirth without a Birth Partner or Other Companion during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, the governmentof the Czech Republic issued a nationwide ban on visitors to maternity wards. We studied whetherthe absence of a close person during labor due to this ban impacted perinatal indicators. This studywas performed using an administrative observational questionnaire focused on absolute frequenciesof events sent to maternity facilities across the Czech Republic. Completed answers were receivedfrom 33 facilities covering 4805 births during the study period in 2019 and 4514 births in 2020. Thedifferences in individual parameters were tested using Pearson’s chi-squared homogeneity test. Therewere no significant differences between the two periods in spontaneous pre-term births (p = 0.522)or in the number of cesarean sections (p = 0.536). No significant changes were seen in either localor systemic analgesia. Data showed a significantly shorter (p = 0.026) first stage of labor in 2020compared to 2019, while there was no significant difference (p = 0.673) in the second stage of labor.There was no statistically significant difference found for newborn perinatal adaptation. There werealso no significant differences in intrapartum maternal injuries. Overall, we found no significantdifferences in basic perinatal indicators during the first wave of COVID-19 in 2020 compared to 2019.Although the absence of a close person may cause stress for the laboring women, it does not impairobjective clinical outcomes.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Laboring Alone: Perinatal Outcomes during Childbirth without a Birth Partner or Other Companion during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Popis výsledku anglicky

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, the governmentof the Czech Republic issued a nationwide ban on visitors to maternity wards. We studied whetherthe absence of a close person during labor due to this ban impacted perinatal indicators. This studywas performed using an administrative observational questionnaire focused on absolute frequenciesof events sent to maternity facilities across the Czech Republic. Completed answers were receivedfrom 33 facilities covering 4805 births during the study period in 2019 and 4514 births in 2020. Thedifferences in individual parameters were tested using Pearson’s chi-squared homogeneity test. Therewere no significant differences between the two periods in spontaneous pre-term births (p = 0.522)or in the number of cesarean sections (p = 0.536). No significant changes were seen in either localor systemic analgesia. Data showed a significantly shorter (p = 0.026) first stage of labor in 2020compared to 2019, while there was no significant difference (p = 0.673) in the second stage of labor.There was no statistically significant difference found for newborn perinatal adaptation. There werealso no significant differences in intrapartum maternal injuries. Overall, we found no significantdifferences in basic perinatal indicators during the first wave of COVID-19 in 2020 compared to 2019.Although the absence of a close person may cause stress for the laboring women, it does not impairobjective clinical outcomes.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

30307 - Nursing

Projekt

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Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

ISSN

1661-7827

e-ISSN

1660-4601

Svazek periodika

20

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85147816623