Effect of Covid-19 on Delivery and PNC Services in Bemetara District of Chhattisgarh
Covid-19 had presented unparalleled challenges to health systems across world. The infectious disease had put the routine health care services to a halt and almost entire machinery of government health care delivery system jumped into the management of crisis like situation being brought due to covid. Like many routine care services the services related to maternal health care such as delivery and post-natal visits were severely affected due to lockdowns and restrictions posed due to the pandemic. Like many routine health care services the services related to maternal health care services were severely affected during the pandemic. The outreach services conducted post-delivery which assesses the maternal conditions for post-delivery complications were also affected. Very limited studies have been conducted to assess the impact of covid-19 on services such as delivery care and post-natal services during pandemic. The present paper tries to identify the factors which affected the delivery of services related to delivery care and post-natal services in the district. The study was conducted in Bemetara district of Chhattisgarh.