Maternal deaths before and during COVID-19 pandemic: Causes and avoidable factors in a tertiary hospital in South Africa, 2018‒2022
iMMR was lower during than before the COVID-19 pandemic. AVFs related to healthcare professionals were the most common.
Authors
- Lawrence Chauke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7051-6959)
- Ongombe Lunda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7735-5836)
- Gbenga Olorunfemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6634-8550)
- Ghadah Daef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-0708)
- Nnabuike Chibuoke Ngene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2278-5836)
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Klaipėdos Verslo Aukštoji Mokykla (LT)
- Mother Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326424
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09