Forward-Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Obstetrics and Gynecology to Operate in a COVID-19 Рandemic World and Beyond: A Scoping Review

Sholpan Aliyeva; Vyacheslav Lokshin; Maksut Kamaliev; Sholpan Sarmuldayeva; Gulnur Tanbayeva; Viktor Shafranskyi; Оxana Tsigengagel; Aigerim Mukhamedyarova

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2022.10359

Authors

Sholpan Aliyeva Department of Clinical Disciplines, Kazakhstan’s Medical University “Kazakhstan School of Public Health”, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Vyacheslav Lokshin Department of Reproductive Health, International Clinical Centre of Reproduction “PERSONA,” Almaty, Kazakhstan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4792-5380
Maksut Kamaliev Health Management, Kazakhstan’s Medical University “Kazakhstan School of Public Health,” Almaty, Kazakhstan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0240-5007
Sholpan Sarmuldayeva Clinical Specialties, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7122-4480
Gulnur Tanbayeva Department of Health Policy and Management, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Viktor Shafranskyi Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Оxana Tsigengagel Department of Science, Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyray University, Atyrau, Kazakhstan
Aigerim Mukhamedyarova Department of Public Health and Hygiene, NJSC “Astana Medical University,” Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.10359

Keywords:

COVID-19, Pandemic, Obstetric and gynecologic, Organization, Health-care quality

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The difficult epidemiological situation of COVID‒19 infection in the world and in the country requires drastic measures to strengthen the material, technical, and staffing of health-care provision in the obstetrics and gynecology practices. It has also created an environment conducive to innovation and the accelerated implementation of new ideas. This is an attempt to discuss the potential implications for obstetrics and gynecologic practice in the world.

AIM: This study review gives a comprehensive overview on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic of the potential implications for obstetrics and gynecologic practice.

METHODS: The data-based used in the source search were MEDLINE and PubMed databases using terms such as: COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2, impact of corona virus on the health sector and COVID-19 in obstetrics and gynecology care. We searched several databases for English articles published between January 2020 and February 2022 that discussed or touched on the effects the pandemic had of the potential implications for obstetrics and gynecologic practice in OECD countries.

RESULTS: In total, eight relevant articles discuss the relationship between reorganization of the practice of obstetrics and gynecology and other challenges that placed health-care providers under considerable psychological stress. Some studies showed that the discussed extensively the potential implications of COVID-19 for obstetrics and gynecologic practice.

CONCLUSION: Successful coping strategies have been adapted to local conditions and the working conditions of staff and, most importantly, patients, so we recommend turning these temporary strategies into permanent solutions that can be quickly applied during future pandemics.

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