Preparedness for COVID-19 among maternal and newborn health professionals, by country income category
| LMIC n=263 (%) | HIC n=444 (%) | Total* n=714 (%) | |
| Institution provided information on how to prepare for COVID-19 | 217 (86) | 403 (93) | 620 (90) |
| Institution provided training on COVID-19 | 94 (37) | 143 (34) | 237 (35) |
| Received updated guidelines for MNH care provision because of COVID-19 | 118 (47) | 347 (82) | 465 (69) |
| Personally searched for guidance and information to prepare for COVID-19 | 242 (95) | 387 (90) | 629 (92) |
| Received information related to COVID-19 informally through colleagues | 230 (91) | 386 (89) | 616 (90) |
| Facility published materials covering COVID-19 targeted towards pregnant, labouring or postnatal women | 98 (38) | 194 (46) | 292 (43) |
| Perception that patients’ questions were adequately answered at facility | 145 (57) | 267 (64) | 412 (61) |
| Level of knowing how to provide care for a woman with COVID-19 | |||
| Not at all clear | 16 (6) | 6 (1) | 22 (3) |
| Some points clear but not confident in what to do | 59 (24) | 43 (10) | 102 (15) |
| Somewhat clear but major issues remain | 56 (23) | 84 (20) | 140 (21) |
| Mostly clear but some areas of concern remain | 80 (32) | 203 (48) | 283 (42) |
| Very clear | 38 (15) | 90 (21) | 128 (19) |
*Differential number of missing values across variables.
HICs, high-income countries; LMICs, low-income and middle-income countries; MNH, maternal and newborn health.