Gynecology and Women Health

Impact of COVID-19 on Women Health

Women have been heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic than males, both as frontline employees and at home. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has had a greater impact on women than men in various areas, including the workplace and at home, where lockdown and quarantine measures have increased burden. Following the virus epidemic, many countries have reported an upsurge in domestic violence instances. Women's mental health might be harmed by a lack of proper domestic and emotional care. Women's and girls' access to healthcare has been disrupted, detention measures have exacerbated gender-based violence, and girls have been devalued. Worryingly, it appears that we are not learning from our mistakes, as women and girls have faced comparable problems in earlier health crises.

Apart from the substantial risk of poor pregnancy outcomes in some COVID-19-positive women, the COVID-19 pandemic also increases the risk of perinatal distress and domestic violence. Anxiety, sadness, and Post-traumatic stress disorder are all significantly more common among women. Women and girls are subjected to disproportionate impacts with far-reaching implications, which are exacerbated in fragile, war, and emergency situations.