The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on admission rates in Maternity Hospital.

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic had adverse health outcomes on individuals and communities. In this cross-sectional study we evaluated the admission rates in a tertiary-level hospital during the first wave of the pandemic (March 22, 2020 to August 31, 2020).

Methods: We compared the indications for admission during the first wave of the pandemic to a control period prior to the lockdown (November 9, 2019 to March 22, 2020).

The Effects and Outcomes of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pregnant Women in Kuwait.

Objectives: This retrospective study reports the effects of COVID-19 among hospitalized pregnant women infected with COVID-19 and compares them to a control group.

Methods: A multi-center retrospective cohort study, in which data of pregnant women with COVID-19, admitted to five different hospitals in Kuwait, were collected. Two groups were included, the first group were women with COVID-19 who were admitted between March 22, 2020 until December 31, December 2020.