Are preterm birth and very low birth weight rates altered in the early COVID (2020) SARS-CoV-2 era?

We evaluated the prevalence of preterm birth (PTB) and very low birth weight (VLBW) during Jan-Dec 2,020 (early COVID era) at 5 hospitals (2 in West Virginia, 3 in California) compared to Jan 2017-Dec 2019 (pre-COVID) inclusive of 2 regional perinatal centers (1 in Huntington, WV and 1 in San Jose,...

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Published in:Frontiers in pediatrics 2023-01, Vol.10, p.1093371-1093371
Main Authors: Rodriguez, Kayla, Nudelman, Matthew J, Jegatheesan, Priya, Huang, Angela, Devarajan, Kamakshi, Haas, Jessica E, Cervantes, Rosemarie, Falbo, Kelle, Narasimhan, Sudha Rani, Cormier, Machelnil, Stewart, Mary Beth, Patel, Rupalee, Govindaswami, Balaji
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Language:English
Subjects:
birth
extremely low birth weight
Pediatrics
preterm
SARS – CoV – 2
very low birth weight
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Summary:We evaluated the prevalence of preterm birth (PTB) and very low birth weight (VLBW) during Jan-Dec 2,020 (early COVID era) at 5 hospitals (2 in West Virginia, 3 in California) compared to Jan 2017-Dec 2019 (pre-COVID) inclusive of 2 regional perinatal centers (1 in Huntington, WV and 1 in San Jose, CA) and 3 community hospitals (1 each in Cabell, Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties). We examined PTB and VLBW rates of live births at 5 US hospitals from Jan 2017-Dec 2020. We compared PTB and VLBW rates in 2020 to 2017-2019 using Poisson regression and rate ratio with a 95% confidence interval. We stratified live births by gestational age (GA) (
ISSN:2296-2360
2296-2360
DOI:10.3389/fped.2022.1093371