BACKGROUND: Conflicting reports have emerged for rates of preterm births and stillbirths
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of these reports did not account for natural variation in …

Objective Several studies have documented changes in the rates preterm birth and stillbirth
during the COVID-19 pandemic. We carried out a study to examine obstetric intervention …

Background Preliminary studies suggest that the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic and associated
social, economic and clinical disruptions have affected pregnancy decision‐making and …

METHODS We compared singleton live births at 20 weeks of gestation or greater during the
peak COVID-19 pandemic era (April through July of 2020, during the statewide …

Methods| We compared pregnancy outcomes at St George's University Hospital, London, in
2 epochs: from October 1, 2019, to January 31, 2020 (preceding the first reported UK cases …

Objective Preterm birth is the leading cause of child morbidity and mortality globally. We
aimed to determine the impact of the COVID-19 mitigation measures implemented in China …

BACKGROUND Institutions across the world have observed a decrease in the incidence of
preterm births during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The reason for this reduction …

Preliminary evidence from China and other countries has suggested that coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation measures have caused a decline in preterm births, but …

Public health measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic may be associated with reduced
risk of preterm birth (PTB). 1, 2 Conversely, avoidance of health care may be associated with …

Background Reports from around the world suggest that rates of preterm birth decreased
during COVID‐19 lockdown measures. Aims To compare the prevalence of preterm birth …