Clinical Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among the Uninfected Pregnant Women - 6 PLADs, China, 2019-2020

Bin Wang; Hang An; Huanqing Hu; Wei Zhao; Bahabaike Jiangtulu; Shuo Wang; Jiamei Wang; Junxi Chen; Manman Long; Zewu Li; Yu Jin; Yuhuan Li; Huiting Chen; Tao Xue; Xiqing Li; Kexin Li; Wei Du; Suhong Gao; Jiangli Di; Xiaohong Liu; Rongwei Ye; Zhiwen Li

doi:10.46234/ccdcw2021.060

Clinical Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among the Uninfected Pregnant Women - 6 PLADs, China, 2019-2020

China CDC Wkly. 2021 Mar 5;3(10):199-206. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2021.060.

Authors

Bin Wang^{1

2}, Hang An^{1

2}, Huanqing Hu³, Wei Zhao³, Bahabaike Jiangtulu^{1

2}, Shuo Wang⁴, Jiamei Wang⁴, Junxi Chen^{1

2}, Manman Long^{1

2}, Zewu Li^{1

2}, Yu Jin^{1

2}, Yuhuan Li^{1

2}, Huiting Chen^{1

2}, Tao Xue^{1

2}, Xiqing Li⁵, Kexin Li⁶, Wei Du⁷, Suhong Gao⁴, Jiangli Di³, Xiaohong Liu⁴, Rongwei Ye¹, Zhiwen Li^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University/Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, China.
² Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
³ National Center for Women and Children's Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haidian Maternal and Child Care Hospital, Beijing, China.
⁵ College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
⁶ Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
⁷ Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Abstract

Summary: What is already known about this topic? The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic potentially affected prenatal care quality and maternal and fetal outcomes globally.

What is added by this report? During COVID-19 pandemic period, the rates of caesarean sections (CS) and preterm birth for uninfected pregnant women increased slightly in areas that were relatively severely impacted by the pandemic in China. The overall number of prenatal examinations did not dramatically decrease, while the eligible examinations significantly decreased in Hubei Province.

What are the implications for public health practice? Routine prenatal examinations had been well maintained during the pandemic period in China. In the future, in-time prenatal examinations should be provided to improve the quality of screening and management of high-risk pregnancy under pandemic-affected circumstances. Psychological counseling and transfer treatment channels should be strengthened for pregnant women during lockdown period.

Copyright and License information: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2021.

Grants and funding

The National Key Research and Development Program, P.R. China (Grant No. 2020YFC0846300), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81673177; 41771527), and National Health Commission Capacity Building and Continuing Education Center (Grant No.: GWJJ2020100101).