PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Beatrice Nkolika Ezenwa AU - Iretiola B Fajolu AU - Helen Nabwera AU - Duolao Wang AU - Chinyere V Ezeaka AU - Stephen Allen TI - Impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on institutional delivery, neonatal admissions and prematurity: a reflection from Lagos, Nigeria AID - 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001029 DP - 2021 Apr 01 TA - BMJ Paediatrics Open PG - e001029 VI - 5 IP - 1 4099 - http://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/5/1/e001029.short 4100 - http://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/5/1/e001029.full SO - BMJ Paediatrics Open2021 Apr 01; 5 AB - We assessed the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on deliveries and neonatal admissions according to gestation in Lagos, Nigeria. During lockdown (April–June 2020), there was a marked fall of about 50% in in-hospital deliveries and admissions to the neonatal wards for both in and outborn infants compared with prelockdown (January–March 2020) and a comparison period (April–June 2019). However, the proportion of preterm infants was broadly similar in each period. Lockdown markedly reduced hospital deliveries and healthcare-seeking for sick newborns but did not influence the overall proportion of preterm births among in-house deliveries and outborn neonatal admissions.