Impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on institutional delivery, neonatal admissions and prematurity: a reflection from Lagos, Nigeria

• Hauptverfasser: Duolao Wang (Verfasst von), Helen Nabwera (Verfasst von), Stephen Allen (Verfasst von), Iretiola B Fajolu (Verfasst von), Chinyere V Ezeaka (Verfasst von), Beatrice Nkolika Ezenwa (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: BMJ Publishing Group, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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We assessed the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on deliveries and neonatal admissions according to gestation in Lagos, Nigeria. During lockdown (April-June 2020), there was a marked fall of about 50% in in-hospital deliveries and admissions to the neonatal wards for both in and outborn infants compared...