Homebirth and homecare during COVID-19

Abstract

Dear Editor, In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, even though a disease should be the number one reason to be admitted to a hospital, it turns out to be childbirth, in which midwives play an important role1,2. Within the COVID-19 pandemic, a pregnant woman who had planned to give birth at the hospital may have second thoughts and may get stressed about giving birth in such a hospital environment. Prenatal anxiety and depression are associated with preterm births, low birthweight babies, and small head circumference3