CovMat was a national collaborative study that aimed to explore the experiences of receiving or providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. A second arm of the study also examined the COVID-19 vaccine perceptions and intentions in women and health care providers.
The study included women of childbearing age and their partners, midwives, doctors providing maternity care and midwifery students.
This study was a collaboration between researchers and obstetricians and midwives at Curtin University, Deakin University, Burnet Institute and The University of Melbourne. The study contributed to the evidence around the process and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of maternity care in Australia.
The study was led by Dr Zoe Bradfield from Curtin University.
2020 (completed).