Rudrum Sarah
Department of Sociology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Canada.
Front Sociol. 2021 Feb 4;6:611324. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.611324. eCollection 2021.
Drawing on journal entries written by a cohort of pregnant Canadians, this article explores how responses to the COVID-19 pandemic shaped access to and experiences of maternity care. Variance in practices among jurisdictions and among provider groups meant that participants had diverse experiences. Nevertheless, I identify clear shared concerns, including fear over giving birth with no familial support, the need for better communications, and challenges entailed when needing to switch providers or travel for care during a state of emergency. Despite a universal health care system, there are gaps and inequities in access to appropriate maternity care in Canada; the pandemic exposed existing access challenges.
本文借鉴了一群加拿大孕妇所写的日记，探讨了对新冠疫情的应对如何影响了孕产护理的获取和体验。不同司法管辖区以及不同医疗服务提供者群体之间的做法差异，意味着参与者有着各不相同的经历。尽管如此，我还是明确了一些明显的共同担忧，包括害怕在没有家人支持的情况下分娩、需要更好的沟通，以及在紧急状态下需要更换医疗服务提供者或前往其他地方接受治疗时所面临的挑战。尽管加拿大有全民医疗保健系统，但在获得适当的孕产护理方面仍存在差距和不平等；疫情暴露了现有的获取护理的挑战。
