Comparison of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes using archival medical records before and during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a facility-based, retrospective cohort study

• Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 31
• Main Authors: Arena, Patrick J, Dzogang, Camille, Gadoth, Adva, Nkamba, Dalau Mukadi, Hoff, Nicole A, Kampilu, David, Beia, Michael, Wong, Hui-Lee, Anderson, Steven A, Kaba, Didine, Rimoin, Anne W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 16.01.2023; BMC
• Subjects: Adverse birth outcomes; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Democratic Republic of Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo - epidemiology; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation - epidemiology; GAIA; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Maternal immunization; Medical Records; Microcephaly - epidemiology; Pandemics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology; Premature Birth - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Stillbirth - epidemiology; Democratic Republic of the Congo; COVID-19; Medical records; GAIA; Maternal immunization; Democratic Republic of Congo; Adverse birth outcomes

Little research has been conducted on the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on either birth outcomes or the ability of archival medical records to accurately capture these outcomes. Our study objective is thus to compare the prevalence of preterm birth, stillbirth, low birth...