Perosky Joseph E, McLean Karina Z, Kofa Alphonso, Nyanplu Aloysius, Munro-Kramer Michelle L, Lori Jody R
Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, 965 Fee Rd A110, East Lansing, MI, USA.
University of Michigan, 400 N. Ingalls Bldg. Suite 3320, Ann Arbor, MI USA.
Int Health. 2020 Jan 1;12(1):69-71. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihz039.
Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) are used to increase the number of women delivering at health care facilities. The first MWHs in Liberia were opened in 2012, prior to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak.
Longitudinal data were collected from registries on MWH use, antenatal care, postnatal care and facility deliveries from 2012 to 2016 to assess MWH utilization.
All indicators examined declined during the EVD outbreak, but within 6 months of the cessation of the outbreak they returned to pre-EVD levels.
Findings suggest MWH utilization remained stable after international funding ceased and EV affected the region.
产妇候产之家（MWHs）用于增加在医疗机构分娩的妇女数量。利比里亚的首批产妇候产之家于2012年埃博拉病毒病（EVD）疫情爆发前启用。
收集了2012年至2016年产妇候产之家使用情况、产前护理、产后护理及机构分娩登记处的纵向数据，以评估产妇候产之家的利用率。
在埃博拉病毒病疫情爆发期间，所有检查指标均下降，但在疫情结束后的6个月内，这些指标恢复到了埃博拉病毒病疫情爆发前的水平。
研究结果表明，在国际资金停止且埃博拉病毒病影响该地区后，产妇候产之家的利用率保持稳定。
