The study aimed to study the impact of the COVID-19 mitigation measures implemented in the Netherlands in a stepwise fashion on March 9, March 15, and March 23, 2020, on the incidence of preterm birth. In this national quasi-experimental study, initial implementation of COVID-19 mitigation measures was associated with a substantial reduction in the incidence of preterm births in the following months, in agreement with preliminary observations elsewhere. Integration of comparable data from across the globe is needed to further substantiate these findings and start exploring underlying mechanisms.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(20)30223-1/fulltext?utm_source=MHTF+Subscribers&utm_campaign=b158ea0078-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_27_03_30_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8ac9c53ad4-b158ea0078-183804741

References

  1. Been JV Sheikh A. COVID-19 must catalyse key global natural experiments. J Glob Health. 2020; 10010104

  2. Hedermann G Hedley PL Baekvad-Hansen M et al. Danish premature birth rates during the COVID-19 lockdown. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2020

  3. Philip RK Purtill H Reidy E et al. Reduction in preterm births during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ireland: a natural experiment allowing analysis of data from the prior two decades. medRxiv. 2020

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COVID-19 (WEPHREN Resources)  Coronavirus  Maternal & Infant Health  Maternal Health  Maternal/Fetal health during pregnancy  Newborn and Infants  

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