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Risks to children during covid-19 pandemic
“Women and children last”—effects of the covid-19 pandemic on reproductive, perinatal, and paediatric health
BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2287 (Published 10 June 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m2287
- Peter von Dadelszen, professor1,
- Asma Khalil, professor2,
- Ingrid Wolfe, clinical senior lecturer3,
- Nikos A Kametas, clinical reader4,
- Patrick O’Brien, honorary senior lecturer5,
- Laura A Magee, professor1
- 1Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
- 2Fetal Medicine Unit, St George’s, University of London, London, UK
- 3Evelina London Children’s Hospital, London, UK
- 4Harris Birthright Centre, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- 5University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- pvd{at}kcl.ac.uk
The covid-19 pandemic has led to abrupt changes in health service delivery—from face-to-face to largely virtual interactions—to protect those vulnerable to the virus (beneficial) and to cope with staff shortages (potentially harmful). This was evidence based for those with substantial comorbidities; pregnant women have been labelled as vulnerable from the beginning. But, as Green says, the secondary harms to vulnerable children have not been properly considered. …
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