Table 2 Emerging Themes

Effects of lockdown measures.

12

Asuming et al., 2022 Ateva 2020, Atim et al., 2021, Balogun et al., 2021, Banke-Thomas 2022, Bekele et al. 2022, Galle et al., 2022, Nwafor, et al., 2020, Oluoch-Aridi et al., 2020, Shakespeare et al., 2021, Temesgen et al., 2021a, Zimmerman et al., 2021

COVID concerns and Psychological Stress

10

Temesgen et al. 2021a, Ombere 2021, Tadesse 2020, Laouan 2020, Banke-Thomas et al., 2022, Akaba et al. 2022, Abdisa et al., 2022, Mongbo et al., 2021, Semaan et al., 2022, Nwafor et al., 2021

Reduced attendance at antenatal care

13

Banke-Thomas, et al., 2022, Pires et al., 2021, Kassie et al., 2021, Atim et al., 2021, Shapira et al., 2022, Bekele et al., 2022, Oladeji et al., 2020, Burt et al., 2021, Hailemariam et al. 2021, Ombere 2021, Landrian et al., 2022, Asuming et al.,2022, Enbiale et al., 2021

Childhood vaccination

7

Cater et al., 2022, Gebreegziabher et al., 2022, Kassie et al., 2021,, Shapira et al., 2022, Tefera et al., 2022, Temesgen et al. 2021b, Wanyana et al. 2021

Reduced facility-based births

12

Ateva, 2020, WHO 2022, Shapira et al., 2022, Tefera et al., 2022, Bekele et al., 2022, Atim et al., 2021, Asuming et al., 2022, Oladeji eta al. 2020, Zimmerman et al. 2021, Kassie et al., 2021, Oluoch-Aridi et al., 2020, Enbiale et al., 2021

Increased maternal mortality.

5

Temesgen et al., 2021b, Shakespeare 2021, WHO 2022, Shikuku 2020, Bikwa et al., 2021