Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on antenatal healthcare services in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Main Authors: Isaac Olushola Ogunkola, Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Uchenna Frank Imo, Goodness Ogeyi Odey, Ekpereonne Esu, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno, III
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
• Series: Public Health in Practice
• Subjects: COVID-19; Antenatal healthcare services; Africa
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266653522100001X

Many Sub-Saharan African countries have been known to suffer various challenges which threaten the quality of health services that are offered to the population. With the emergence of COVID-19 outbreak, it is not impossible that access to quality antenatal care services would be further threatened in the region due to the competition for limited health care resources. This paper seeks to highlight the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on antenatal healthcare services in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is imperative for all African countries to put up measures to ensure antenatal care services, which are just as important and needed, are not disrupted due to the urgent need to shift limited resources to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.