South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
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S. Afr. Med. J.
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The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound effect on the health sector globally and in South Africa (SA). ⋯ COVID-19 caused a marked increase in maternal death and stillbirth rates in 2020 and 2021 due to both direct effects of the virus and indirect effects on functioning of the health system. The continued, although modified, health-seeking behaviour of women and the rapid return to pre-COVID-19 mortality rates demonstrates enormous resilience in women and the health system.