Resilience and vulnerability of maternity services in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis of the effect of Covid-19 and lockdown control measures on maternal and perinatal outcomes, a single-centre cross-sectional study at Mpilo Central Hospital

Abstract Background On the 27th of March 2020 the Zimbabwean government declared the Covid-19 pandemic a ‘national disaster’. Travel restrictions and emergency regulations have had significant impacts on maternity services, including resource stock-outs, and closure of antenatal clinics during the l...

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Main Authors: Clare Shakespeare, Handsome Dube, Sikhangezile Moyo, Solwayo Ngwenya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03884-5