Background: COVID-19 outbreak was declared as a global pandemic. India decided to lock down the country bringing hardships to her people. Objective: To study the challenges met by a pregnant woman during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in India. Material and Methods: Consenting pregnant women were given a questionnaire to answer. Results: 32.1% were primigravida and 67.9 % were multigravida. 66.42 % said that they feared they either themselves or their baby could contract COVID-19 disease.46.5% of the participants did not take an antenatal visit to the doctor. The reasons given were, they followed the government advisory not to visit hospitals unnecessarily (26%), non-availability of transport (39.7%), fear of coming to the hospital (22.3%). 237.26% took teleconsultation and 79.2% were satisfied with the response.18.45% took medications from the pharmacy on their own and 52.52% did not receive their due tetanus toxoid injection.44.46% could not get their due obstetric ultrasonogram. Conclusion: Abrupt lockdown of the country not only prevented the spread of the virus but also brought about hardships to pregnant women 19 Pandemic affected the antenatal care of pregnant women.
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