Therapeutic itinerary of pregnant women during COVID-19: a perspective based on healthcare systems.
Alana Vitória Escritori Cargnin, Camila Moraes Garollo Piran, Beatriz Sousa da Fonseca and 4 others
PMID 40736107WHAT IT FOUND
Pregnant women in Brazil described pandemic maternity care as hard to navigate: family support was central, but appointments, exams, and birth companions were restricted.
Nurses can ask about missed visits, support loss, and spiritual coping.
Key findings
01Women described telling family or close friends first about pregnancy, but restrictions reduced family presence and support.
02Participants reported difficulty obtaining prenatal consultations and exams, with some turning to private services when public care was hard to obtain.
03Spiritual beliefs were described as support that helped women cope with fear and continue seeking prenatal care.
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What it does not show
The study relied on women's recall of pregnancy experiences collected in 2023, years after the 2020 to 2021 pregnancies. It included 16 women from public primary health units in one Brazilian municipality, so it may not represent other health systems, private care, younger women, or those with cognitive impairment. It is qualitative and describes experiences, not tested outcomes, so it cannot show that any care model or intervention worked. The authors note that pregnancy and the pandemic were memorable, but this does not remove recall bias.
Declared interests
The supplied text states support from Fundação Araucária and CAPES. It does not list a commercial sponsor or author conflict of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that a nursing intervention improved maternal outcomes. It reports 16 women's remembered experiences of pandemic care, without a comparison group or outcome measurement.