Women's views and experiences of maternity care during COVID-19 in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study

Assessing the impact of mobility on the incidence of COVID-19 in Dublin City

“…Following this, the Irish government declared a complete lockdown from the 12 th of March 2020 ( Caulfield et al, 2021 ). All schools, colleges, and childcare facilities closed on the 12 th of March followed by closure of all non-essential services including most of the businesses ( Panda et al, 2021 ). Government imposed a stay-at-home order, asking citizens to work from home and a ban on all non-essential travel ( Minihan et al, 2022 ; Raman & Coogan, 2021 ).…”

“…The restrictions were again relaxed in December 2020. However, this was short-lived due to rapid rise in Covid-19 cases leading to return of full travel restrictions in late December 2020 and led to a third nation-wide lockdown in January 2021 ( Panda et al, 2021 ). During the period from March 2020 until June 2021, Ireland experienced three strong waves of Covid-19 infection ( Burke et al, 2021 ; Hannah Ritchie et al, 2020 ).…”

Transitioning to motherhood under COVID-19 lockdown—challenges and silver linings

“…1 Internationally, prepandemic investment in maternal and child health was sought to support mothers and enhance quality of care; this remains more urgent. [2][3][4][5][6] Despite this, several structures and processes were withdrawn or provided in a reduced capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. 5 6 Grey and Barnett 5 identify challenges and unexpected silver linings of giving birth during lockdown, secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

“…The transition to motherhood can cause crisis and difficulty 1. Internationally, prepandemic investment in maternal and child health was sought to support mothers and enhance quality of care; this remains more urgent 2–6. Despite this, several structures and processes were withdrawn or provided in a reduced capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic 5 6.…”

Indonesian midwives’ perspectives on changes in the provision of maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

“…Although COVID-19 public health control and prevention measures justify some changes to care provision, many have significantly impacted women's experiences of care, and the outcomes for themselves and their babies. Many women are having pregnancy care ( Panda et al, 2021 ; Sweet et al, 2021a ) and going through labour and birth alone ( Asefa et al, 2021 ) which can have profound impacts on feelings of isolation for women, potential for mistreatment during birth, and negative childbirth experience and outcomes. Ensuring quality of maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic is crucial to maintain women's rights, and more work is needed to assess how COVID-19 has impacted on the provision of care.…”