Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has badly affected almost all sectors, including health. Ashish KC and colleagues1 showed that, in Nepal, institutional birth rates declined by almost 50% and that institutional neonatal mortality increased by more than 200% in selected referral hospitals between January and May, 2020. However, convincing explanations for such a drastic change in maternal and neonatal health services are yet to be explored. Here we aim to provide possible reasons for such a decline in maternal and neonatal health services and provide perspectives on the potential ways to improve them.
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