The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Implementation of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services at Community Health Centers in the Banyumas Regency Area
Yuditha Nindya Kartika Rizqi- Arif Kurniawan- Lu^lu Nafisah

Universitas Jenderal Soedirman

Abstract

As a technical implementing unit in the health sector in the region, the public health center (PHC) is responsible for organizing public and individual health service efforts in its working area, including in providing maternal and child health services as an indicator of the status of the community^s health status. In Banyumas District, maternal and child health service programs are available at every PHC. However, these services are still inadequate to improve the health status of mothers and children. The condition of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 caused several maternal and child health services not to run as previously planned. This study aims to determine the description of the implementation of maternal and child health services at the community health center in Banyumas Regency. The method used in this study is a qualitative approach with in-depth interviews related to the provision of maternal and child health services at the PHC. The results showed that Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services at the community health center in Banyumas Regency had been carried out in accordance with the existing standard operating procedures in order to achieve the service standard coverage set by the government. Even so, there are differences in the provision of MCH services before and after the Covid-19 pandemic. PHC need to condition service activities during the pandemic by adjusting regional policies and still complying with health protocols.

Keywords: Maternal and Child Health, Covid-19, Public Health Center

Topic: Health policy, health services and health economic