Results
During the two-week period, 180 women underwent universal screening. 81
participants completed the pre-screening questionnaire and 79
participants completed the post-screening survey (72-85% completion
rate). More than 70% of women agreed that routine screening resulted in
a positive effect on their care, the care of their babies and on their
families. More than 80% of women agreed that they would be happy with
their care if all pregnant women were offered testing for COVID-19 on
admission to hospital. However, 50.62% of women agreed that having a
COVID-19 screening swab test taken was uncomfortable and 35.80% were
worried about the test results. Nulliparous women were more likely to
perceive the positive impacts of screening on their care, their babies
care, and their families as compared to multiparous women.