Quality of health care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic : Results from the IMAgiNE EURO study in Norway and trends over time
(2022) In International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 159(S1). p.85-96- Abstract
Objective: To describe maternal perception of the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) in facilities in Norway during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Women who gave birth in a Norwegian facility from March 1, 2020, to October 28, 2021, filled out a structured online questionnaire based on 40 WHO standards-based quality measures. Quantile regression analysis was performed to assess changes in QMNC index over time. Results: Among 3326 women included, 3085 experienced labor. Of those, 1799 (58.3%) reported that their partner could not be present as much as needed, 918 (29.8%) noted inadequate staff numbers, 183 (43.6%) lacked a consent request for instrumental vaginal birth (IVB), 1067 (34.6%) reported inadequate... (More)
Objective: To describe maternal perception of the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) in facilities in Norway during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Women who gave birth in a Norwegian facility from March 1, 2020, to October 28, 2021, filled out a structured online questionnaire based on 40 WHO standards-based quality measures. Quantile regression analysis was performed to assess changes in QMNC index over time. Results: Among 3326 women included, 3085 experienced labor. Of those, 1799 (58.3%) reported that their partner could not be present as much as needed, 918 (29.8%) noted inadequate staff numbers, 183 (43.6%) lacked a consent request for instrumental vaginal birth (IVB), 1067 (34.6%) reported inadequate communication from staff, 78 (18.6%) reported fundal pressure during IVB, 670 (21.7%) reported that they were not treated with dignity, and 249 (8.1%) reported experiencing abuse. The QMNC index increased gradually over time (3.68 points per month, 95% CI, 2.83–4.53 for the median), with the domains of COVID-19 reorganizational changes and experience of care displaying the greatest increases, while provision of care was stable over time. Conclusion: Although several measures showed high QMNC in Norway during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a gradual improvement over time, several findings suggest that gaps in QMNC exist. These gaps should be addressed and monitored.
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- author
- Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug ; Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir ; Kongslien, Sigrun ; Mariani, Ilaria ; Valente, Emanuelle Pessa ; Covi, Benedetta and Lazzerini, Marzia
- contributor
- Ćerimagić, Amira
; Linden, Karolina
LU
; Zaigham, Mehreen
LU
and Mueller, Antonia N
- author collaboration
- organization
- publishing date
- 2022-12
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- childbirth, COVID-19, healthcare facility, IMAgiNE EURO, maternal health, Norway, quality of care, WHO standards
- in
- International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- volume
- 159
- issue
- S1
- pages
- 85 - 96
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- external identifiers
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- pmid:36530008
- scopus:85144315724
- ISSN
- 0020-7292
- DOI
- 10.1002/ijgo.14460
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
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- ab129179-74b1-43b4-80af-7602cfbe3db7
- date added to LUP
- 2023-01-07 14:56:44
- date last changed
- 2024-04-15 13:24:28
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abstract = {{<p>Objective: To describe maternal perception of the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) in facilities in Norway during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Women who gave birth in a Norwegian facility from March 1, 2020, to October 28, 2021, filled out a structured online questionnaire based on 40 WHO standards-based quality measures. Quantile regression analysis was performed to assess changes in QMNC index over time. Results: Among 3326 women included, 3085 experienced labor. Of those, 1799 (58.3%) reported that their partner could not be present as much as needed, 918 (29.8%) noted inadequate staff numbers, 183 (43.6%) lacked a consent request for instrumental vaginal birth (IVB), 1067 (34.6%) reported inadequate communication from staff, 78 (18.6%) reported fundal pressure during IVB, 670 (21.7%) reported that they were not treated with dignity, and 249 (8.1%) reported experiencing abuse. The QMNC index increased gradually over time (3.68 points per month, 95% CI, 2.83–4.53 for the median), with the domains of COVID-19 reorganizational changes and experience of care displaying the greatest increases, while provision of care was stable over time. Conclusion: Although several measures showed high QMNC in Norway during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a gradual improvement over time, several findings suggest that gaps in QMNC exist. These gaps should be addressed and monitored.</p>}},
author = {{Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug and Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir and Kongslien, Sigrun and Mariani, Ilaria and Valente, Emanuelle Pessa and Covi, Benedetta and Lazzerini, Marzia}},
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series = {{International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics}},
title = {{Quality of health care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic : Results from the IMAgiNE EURO study in Norway and trends over time}},
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