Table 3.
Characteristics and summary of the findings of studies and outcomes included in the meta-analysis.
| Author (Year) | Pandemic Period | Comparison Period | Events in exposed cohort | Total number in exposed cohort | Events in comparison cohort | Total number in exposed cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdela (2020) [37] | 23/3/2020–19/4/2020 | 24/02/2020–22/3/2020 |
ANC per week: 60 | n/a | ANC per week: 86 | n/a |
| Abel (2021) [23] |
4/3/2020–1/9/2020 | 01/01/2020–03/03/2020 | Unscheduled visits per week: 554 |
n/a | Unscheduled visits per week: 778 | n/a |
| Baptiste (2021) [32] |
01/01/2020–31/07/2020 | 01/01/2019–31/07/2019 | Prenatal diagnosis procedures per year: 377 | n/a | Prenatal diagnosis procedures per year: 464 | n/a |
| Bhatia (2020) [48] | 01/04/2020–01/07/2020 | 01/04/2019–01/07/2019 |
GA for ELCS: 14 | 1083 | GA for ELCS: 28 | 1059 |
| Dell'Utri (2020) [24] | 23/02/2020 – 24/06/2020 | 23/02/2019 – 24/06/2019 | Unscheduled visits per week: 260 | n/a | Unscheduled visits per week: 403 | n/a |
| Facco (2020) [36] | 01/04/2020–01/07/2020 | 01/04/2019–01/07/2019 | Unscheduled visits per week: 18 |
n/a | Unscheduled visits per week: 22 | n/a |
| Holcomb (2020) [29] | 22/3/2020–31/5/2020 |
23/2/2020–21/3/2020 | ANC per week 1888 Virtual per week 399 |
n/a | ANC per week 2409 Virtual per week 0 |
n/a |
| Hui (2020) [30] | 5/01/2020 – 30/04/2020 | 1/01/2019 – 4/01/2020 | Epidural use: 126 |
954 | Epidural use: 461 | 3577 |
| Jeganathan (2020) [70] | 1/3/2020–30/5/2019 | 1/3/2019–30/5/2019 | ANC per week 42 Virtual per week 21 |
n/a | ANC per week 79 Virtual per week 0 |
n/a |
| Justman (2020) [50] | 01/03/2020 – 30/04/2020 | 01/03/2019 – 30/04/2019 |
Epidural use: 507 | 610 | Epidural use: 572 | 742 |
| Khalil (2020) [31] | 1/2/2020–14/6/2020 | 1/10/2019–31/1/2020 | Unscheduled visits per week: 96 | n/a | Unscheduled visits per week: 119 | n/a |
| Kugelman (2020) [71] | 15/03/2020 – 12/04/2020 | 15/03/2019 – 12/04/2019 | Unscheduled visits per week: 136 Hospital admissions: 257 |
398 | Unscheduled visits per week: 136 Hospital admissions: 279 |
544 |
| Madden (2020) [66] | 17/3/2020 – 12/4/2020 | 9/3/2020–16/3/2020 | ANC per week 378 Virtual per week 187 |
n/a | ANC per week 417 Virtual per week 4 |
n/a |
| Meyer (2020) [39] | 1/2/2020–28/3/2020 | 1/2/2019 – 28/3/2019 | Unscheduled visits per week: 462 | n/a | Unscheduled visits per week: 483 | n/a |
| Monni (2020) [53] | 10/03/2020–18/05/2020 | 10/03/2019–18/05/2019 | Prenatal diagnosis procedures per year: 793 | n/a | Prenatal diagnosis procedures per year: 772 | n/a |
| Ozalp (2020) [54] | 11/03/2020–30/06/2020 | 11/03/2019–30/06/2019 | Prenatal diagnosis procedures per year: 56 | 129 | Prenatal diagnosis procedures per year: 88 | 138 |
| Patkar-Kamminati (2021) [49] |
12/03/2020–11/06/2020 | 01/10/2019–31/12/2019 | GA for ELCS: 4 GA for EMCS: 8 |
172 58 |
GA for ELCS: 2 GA for EMCS: 18 |
186 67 |
| Peahl (2020) [42] | 20/3/2020 – 28/6/2020 | 16/12/2019–20/3/2020 | ANC per week 430 Virtual per week 332 |
ANC per week 805 Virtual per week 97 |
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| Salsi (2020) [68] | 1/3/2020 – 31/3/2020 | 1/3/2019 – 31/3/2019 | Unscheduled visits per week: 57 Hospital admissions: 164 |
254 | Unscheduled visits per week: 90 Hospital admissions: 223 |
400 |
| Sarkar (2021) [58] | 23/02/2020–31/05/2020 | 12/01/2020–22/03/2020 | ANC per week 99 |
n/a | ANC per week 321 |
n/a |
| Soffer (2021) [47] |
01/04/2020–31/07/2020 | 01/04/2019–31/07/2019 | ANC per week 594 Virtual per week 251 |
1296 | ANC per week 1156 Virtual per week 0 |
1345 |