Expectant women suffer double blow: risk of severe disease and disrupted health services
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a devastating toll on pregnant women in SA, triggering a 40% increase in maternal deaths and a 10% increase in stillbirths in the year to April 2021, research published in the SA Health Review shows.
The trend reverses hard-won gains in maternal health in SA, which in the decade before Covid-19 saw a steady decline in deaths among women before, during and immediately after childbirth...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.