health care services, medical staff and supplies. A study in The Lancet projects that such disruptions could result in up to 39% additional women dying of pregnancy and childbirth-related issues every month in poorer countries.The study has been conducted by Timothy Roberton and others of Johns Hopkins University, who estimate excess maternal and child deaths in three scenarios in 118 low- and middle-income countries.
The scenarios consider varying covid-19 impact on mother and child care systems and food supplies for children.The first two scenarios assume resources and medical staff to be reassigned to covid-19 patients.