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Pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic: Knowledge, concerns, attitudes and practices of Pakistani women

INTRODUCTION Data regarding pregnancy and related outcomes with COVID-19 are
inconsistent, which leads to difficulties in counselling pregnant women. This brings
uncertainty to pregnant women regarding mode of birth, transmission and issues that may
occur in case they contract the disease. We conducted this study to assess the knowledge
about COVID-19 risk during pregnancy and childbirth and to assess the concerns,
attitudes, and practices of pregnant women during the pandemic.
METHODS A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 376 consenting pregnant
women attending antenatal clinics in Karachi, Pakistan, between 1 July and 16 July 2020,
using pretested questionnaires.
RESULTS A total of 376 pregnant women participated in the survey. Participants had
inadequate knowledge about COVID-19 risk during pregnancy, including potential vertical
transmission (58.5%), preferred route of delivery (52%), safety of breastfeeding (50%),
birth defects (44.7%), rooming in and skin-to-skin contact (58.5%). The majority (85.1%)
had a high concern score, and negative attitude (62.8%). Only 43.6% said that they would
not hide their symptoms, while 37.2% stated that they will deliver at hospital if they tested
positive. Only 30.9% of respondents had good practices. During visits, 39.4% maintained
social distancing and sanitized hands while only 37.2% said that they did not bring more
than one person with them.
CONCLUSIONS The study population had inadequate knowledge, negative attitude, and
poor practices regarding pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than half of the
respondents thought that concealing symptoms and delivering at home would be better.
Awareness programs are urgently needed.

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Judul Seri
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No. Panggil
618.2
Penerbit
Heraklion, Crete, Greece : EU European Publishing.,
Deskripsi Fisik
9 p
Bahasa
English
ISBN/ISSN
2585-2906
Klasifikasi
618.2
Tipe Isi
text
Tipe Media
unspecified
Tipe Pembawa
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Edisi
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Subjek
kebidanan
Midwifery
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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab
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