Respectful midwifery care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Victoria Vivilaki, Eleni Asimaki
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all areas of perinatal care, and midwives are facing enormous challenges. The International Council of Midwives (ICM) recently expressed concerns regarding the violation of the human rights of women, neonates and midwives, with increasing cases of caesarean sections, not initiating breastfeeding and isolating mothers from their birth partners and newborns 1 .
Topics & Concepts
ChildbirthCaesarean sectionPsychological interventionContext (archaeology)BreastfeedingHealth careMedicineNursingPandemicObstetricsPsychologyPregnancyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PediatricsPolitical scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)LawPathologyDiseasePaleontologyGeneticsBiologyMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionGlobal Maternal and Child Health