Strengths and limitations
The present study was carried out in a government setup of a developing
country reflecting the true face of disrupted antenatal care during the
covid pandemic.Despite the set up catering free of cost services to the
pregnant woman ,the pandemic hindered adequate service provision.
Few limitations of the study include that it is a single-center study at
a tertiary hospital so the results cannot be generalized. Second, the
analysis includes only those women who were admitted to the facility,
while pregnant women with anaemia attending outpatient department were
not included. Lastly, as it is a retrospective, observational study with
a small sample size it does not take in to account other independent
factors affecting delay in patient seeking antenatal care and
influencing maternofetal outcomes. Large multicentric studies and
worldwide surveys are needed to identify and guide management of
antenatal women during pandemics to optimize outcomes .