Dasgupta, T., Bousfield, E., Pathak, Y. et al. (14 more authors) (2024) Healthcare providers’ experiences of maternity care service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: a follow-up systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis. Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 5. 1470674. ISSN 2673-5059
Abstract
Problem and background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was substantial reconfiguration of maternity care services, affecting both users and healthcare providers (HCPs), in the United Kingdom (UK) and globally.
Aim: To further our understanding of the impact of maternity service reconfigurations in the UK, from the perspective of maternity HCPs.
Methods: Scopus, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and the Cochrane COVID Study Register were searched for relevant studies reporting qualitative data from the UK, published in English between 01 June 2021 and 30 September 2023. Qualitative data on HCPs’ experiences of maternity care reconfiguration during the pandemic were extracted from 15 studies. Data were subjected to thematic synthesis according to key service reconfigurations.
Results: Nine themes were identified: Care-seeking and Care Experience: Changes to existing care, Limitations placed on the partner, Mental health and lack of support networks, and Barriers to successful implementation of reconfiguration strategies; Virtual Care: Impact on quality of care, Increased convenience and flexibility, and Digital exclusion; and Ethical Future of Maternity Care Services: Optimising patient care, and Service users and staff as the driving force for change. No studies reported on the concepts of Self-monitoring or COVID-19 vaccination.
Discussion and conclusion: The review findings highlight HCPs’ views of the need for greater inclusion of partners, choice of virtual or in-person care for women and birthing people; and a need for co-designed services for future policy-making.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 Dasgupta, Bousfield, Pathak, Horgan, Peterson, Mistry, Wilson, Hill, Smith, Boulding, Sheen, Van Citters, Nelson, Duncan, von Dadelszen, The RESILIENT Study Group, Silverio and Magee. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Keywords: | COVID-19; maternity services; healthcare professionals; systematic review; qualitative research |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 Dec 2024 11:53 |
Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2024 11:53 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media SA |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1470674 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:220878 |