Women's Maternity Care Experiences in High-Income Countries During the COVID-19 Pandemic

79 studies synthesize the experiences of over 20,000 perinatal women in high-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The qualitative evidence synthesis, conducted by Camila Carbajal, identifies 11 themes across five main concepts related to maternity service reconfigurations. The review was registered with PROSPERO and covers literature from June 2021 to June 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing women's perceptions of maternity care reconfigurations based on the described themes of care-seeking and care experience.
• Studying the implementation and reception of virtual care in maternity services based on the dedicated theme mentioned in the results.
• Investigating ethical considerations for future maternity care during crises based on the 'Ethical future of maternity care' theme.
• Evaluating themes related to self-monitoring and vaccination within perinatal care contexts as outlined in the synthesis.

Strengths

• Synthesizes data from 79 studies, most of which were of moderate to high methodological quality.
• Includes experiences from over 20,000 perinatal women, providing a substantial qualitative evidence base.
• Clear temporal scope defined by a systematic search from June 2021 to June 2024.
• Registered systematic review with a public PROSPERO identifier (CRD42022355948).

Limitations

• The dataset is a 108.8 KB DOCX document, indicating a limited scope primarily containing synthesized text rather than raw data.
• Row count and column-level data structure are unknown, which may limit suitability for quantitative analysis.
• The description lacks specific column names or sample data, requiring manual inspection to understand the full data organization.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of literature from Scopus, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsychINFO, and the Cochrane COVID Study Register.

Time Range

Literature search covered June 2021 to June 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 05:46:37.

Geography

High-income countries.