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A survey was used to assess the impact of COVID-19-related measures on women who had given birth in hospitals in the Region of Murcia, Spain, between March 2020 and February 2022. Results (3): The final sample size was 434 women. The average scores were 4.27 for dimension 1 (Visit restrictions), 4.15 for dimension 2 (PCR testing) and 3.98 for dimension 3 (Mask use). More specifically, we found that the restriction of visits was considered a positive measure for the establishment of the mother\u2013newborn bond (mean score 4.37) and that the use of masks at the time of delivery should have been made more flexible (mean score 4.7). Conclusions (4): The policy of restricting hospital visits during the pandemic caused by COVID-19 has been considered beneficial by mothers, who expressed that they did not feel lonely during their hospital stay.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/healthcare11020249","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,13]],"date-time":"2023-01-13T03:28:10Z","timestamp":1673580490000},"page":"249","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions in Childbirth and Puerperium: A Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3977-5009","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mar\u00eda","family":"Su\u00e1rez-Cort\u00e9s","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Servicio Murciano de Salud, 30120 Murcia, Spain"},{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mar\u00eda de los \u00c1ngeles","family":"Casta\u00f1o-Molina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Servicio Murciano de Salud, 30120 Murcia, Spain"},{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3490-3326","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Antonio Jes\u00fas","family":"Ramos-Morcillo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5134-6333","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alonso","family":"Molina-Rodriguez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Servicio Murciano de Salud, 30120 Murcia, Spain"},{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7308-3829","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ismael","family":"Jim\u00e9nez-Ruiz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2065-4795","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mar\u00eda Jes\u00fas","family":"Hern\u00e1ndez-L\u00f3pez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Servicio Murciano de Salud, 30120 Murcia, Spain"},{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Francisco David","family":"Harillo-Acevedo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Servicio Murciano de Salud, 30120 Murcia, Spain"},{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1268-0010","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"C\u00e9sar","family":"Carrillo-Garc\u00eda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Servicio Murciano de Salud, 30120 Murcia, Spain"},{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"649","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1552-6909.2006.00086.x","article-title":"Nursing support of the process of becoming a mother","volume":"35","author":"Mercer","year":"2006","journal-title":"J. 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