Table 2.
Access to perinatal care in the total sample and in subgroups according to restrictive measures.
| COVID-19 related restrictions in country/region around the time of baby's birth |
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| Total | Total Subgroup | No major concern | Precautions | Social distancing | Lockdown | Quarantine | p-value | |
| How was the timing of pregnancy-related appointments affected, if at all, by Coronavirus/Covid-19? | n = 1913 | n = 1892 | n = 81 | n = 217 | n = 531 | n = 836 | n = 227 | ·000** |
| It was done as usual | 937 (49%) | 927 (49%) | 52 (64%) | 133 (61%) | 275 (52%) | 372 (44%) | 95 (42%) | |
| No appointments took place | 105 (6%) | 105 (6%) | 7 (9%) | 14 (6%) | 21 (4%) | 39 (5%) | 24 (11%) | |
| Fewer appointments took place | 634 (33%) | 627 (33%) | 11 (14%) | 53 (24%) | 163 (31%) | 317 (38%) | 83 (37%) | |
| Other | 237 (12%) | 233 (12%) | 11 (14%) | 17 (8%) | 72 (14%) | 108 (13%) | 25 (11%) | |
| Was another person permitted to accompany you to pregnancy-related appointments during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 phase? | n = 1911 | n = 1890 | n = 82 | n = 217 | n = 530 | n = 835 | n = 226 | ·004** |
| Yes | 396 (21%) | 391 (21%) | 29 (35%) | 71 (33%) | 89 (17%) | 153 (18%) | 49 (22%) | |
| Not to all appointments | 531 (28%) | 528 (28%) | 16 (20%) | 56 (26%) | 180 (34%) | 226 (27%) | 50 (22%) | |
| No, never | 793 (42%) | 783 (41%) | 16 (20%) | 67 (31%) | 236 (45%) | 361 (43%) | 103 (46%) | |
| Don't know/NA | 191 (9%) | 188 (10%) | 21 (26%) | 23 (11%) | 25 (5%) | 95 (11%) | 24 (11%) | |
| Were you permitted to have another person present with you during birth (e.g. partner)? | n = 1914 | n = 1892 | n = 82 | n = 217 | n = 531 | n = 836 | n = 226 | ·002** |
| Yes | 926 (48%) | 917 (48%) | 41 (50%) | 105 (48%) | 290 (55%) | 392 (47%) | 89 (39%) | |
| No | 988 (52%) | 975 (52%) | 41 (50%) | 112 (52%) | 241 (45%) | 444 (53%) | 137 (61%) | |
| If yes, for how long was this person permitted to stay with you? | n = 979 | n = 971 | n = 48 | n = 110 | n = 306 | n = 415 | n = 92 | ·347 |
| For the entire labour | 745 (76%) | 739 (76%) | 39 (81%) | 84 (76%) | 243 (79%) | 304 (73%) | 69 (75%) | |
| For a part of it | 234 (24%) | 232 (24%) | 9 (19%) | 26 (24%) | 63 (21%) | 111 (27%) | 23 (25%) | |
| When was skin-to-skin contact with your baby and one of the parents initiated (e.g. holding the baby on the chest, kangaroo mother care)? | n = 1910 | n = 1890 | n = 82 | n = 217 | n = 530 | n = 835 | n = 226 | ·000** |
| Immediately after birth | 183 (10%) | 182 (10%) | 8 (10%) | 17 (8%) | 61 (12%) | 77 (9%) | 19 (8%) | |
| On the first day | 220 (12%) | 218 (12%) | 6 (7%) | 21 (10%) | 81 (15%) | 89 (11%) | 21 (9%) | |
| After the first day but during the first week | 451 (24%) | 447 (24%) | 16 (20%) | 42 (19%) | 140 (26%) | 196 (23%) | 53 (23%) | |
| After the first week | 448 (24%) | 442 (23%) | 29 (35%) | 42 (19%) | 103 (19%) | 219 (26%) | 49 (22%) | |
| Not so far (If you are still in the hospital with your baby) | 204 (11%) | 201 (11%) | 16 (20%) | 53 (24%) | 57 (11%) | 61 (7%) | 14 (6%) | |
| Not during the time in the hospital (if you are already at home with your baby) | 404 (21%) | 400 (21%) | 7 (9%) | 42 (19%) | 88 (17%) | 193 (23%) | 70 (31%) | |
| How often were you permitted to have skin-to-skin contact (kangaroo mother care) with your baby? | n = 1909 | n = 1888 | n = 82 | n = 219 | n = 529 | n = 832 | n = 226 | ·001** |
| As often as I wanted | 578 (30%) | 569 (30%) | 27 (33%) | 54 (25%) | 201 (38%) | 216 (26%) | 71 (31%) | |
| At least once per day | 518 (27%) | 517 (27%) | 15 (18%) | 44 (20%) | 136 (26%) | 270 (32%) | 52 (23%) | |
| At least once per week | 124 (7%) | 121 (6%) | 8 (10%) | 11 (5%) | 29 (5%) | 57 (7%) | 16 (7%) | |
| Less than once per week | 166 (9%) | 164 (9%) | 10 (12%) | 20 (9%) | 35 (7%) | 76 (9%) | 23 (10%) | |
| Not so far | 523 (27%) | 517 (27%) | 22 (27%) | 90 (41%) | 128 (24%) | 213 (26%) | 64 (28%) | |
| Were you permitted to touch your baby in the incubator or bed? | n = 1916 | n = 1895 | n = 82 | n = 219 | n = 531 | n = 836 | n = 227 | ·610 |
| Yes | 1509 (79%) | 1493 (79%) | 58 (71%) | 150 (68%) | 443 (83%) | 674 (81%) | 168 (74%) | |
| No | 407 (21%) | 402 (21%) | 24 (29%) | 69 (32%) | 88 (17%) | 162 (19%) | 59 (26%) | |
| How often were you permitted to touch your baby in the incubator or bed? | n = 1913 | n = 1892 | n = 82 | n = 218 | n = 530 | n = 834 | n = 228 | ·006** |
| As often as I wanted | 1012 (53%) | 1003 (53%) | 38 (46%) | 93 (43%) | 329 (62%) | 434 (52%) | 109 (48%) | |
| At least once per day | 372 (19%) | 367 (19%) | 16 (20%) | 39 (18%) | 81 (15%) | 182 (22%) | 49 (21%) | |
| At least once per week | 75 (4%) | 74 (4%) | 2 (2%) | 8 (4%) | 24 (5%) | 31 (4%) | 9 (4%) | |
| Less than once per week | 114 (6%) | 112 (6%) | 4 (5%) | 15 (7%) | 20 (4%) | 54 (6%) | 19 (8%) | |
| Not so far | 340 (18%) | 336 (18%) | 22 (27%) | 63 (29%) | 76 (14%) | 133 (16%) | 42 (18%) | |
*p<0.05; **p<0.01.
Note: percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.