Changes in Preterm Birth Phenotypes and Stillbirth at 2 Philadelphia Hospitals During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, March-June 2020
Open Access
- 5 January 2021
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Jama-Journal Of The American Medical Association
- Vol. 325 (1), 87-89
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.20991
Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has had far-reaching implications, including changes in societal stressors and health care delivery, which may alter preterm birth risk. Previous studies in the US regarding SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy focused on associations of SARS-CoV-2 infection with cesarean delivery, neonatal transmission, preterm birth, and stillbirth.1 In a relatively homogeneous Danish population, Hedermann et al2 reported a decrease in preterm birth during the pandemic among uninfected patients. Given differences in preterm birth across populations,3 we examined a diverse urban cohort in the US to determine if preterm birth, spontaneous preterm birth, medically indicated preterm birth, and stillbirth rates have changed during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.Keywords
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