Increasing Preterm Delivery and Small for Gestational Age Trends in South Carolina during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Preterm delivery (PTD) complications are a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. We aimed to assess trends in PTD and small for gestational age (SGA) and whether trends varied between race-ethnic groups in South Carolina (SC). We utilized 2015-2021 SC vital records linked to hospitalizat...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2024-04, Vol.21 (4), p.465
Main Authors: Chundru, Kalyan J, Korte, Jeffrey E, Wen, Chun-Che, Neelon, Brian, Wilson, Dulaney A, Mateus, Julio, Pearce, John L, Alkis, Mallory, Finneran, Matthew, Simpson, Sarah, Florez, Hermes, Hunt, Kelly J, Malek, Angela M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Babies
Birth certificates
Body mass index
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Diabetes
Disease transmission
Education
Ethnicity
Female
Gestational age
Humans
Hypertension
Infant mortality
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Lifestyles
Maternal mortality
Medicaid
Minority & ethnic groups
Mothers
Pandemics
Pregnancy
Premature Birth - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sociodemographics
South Carolina - epidemiology
STD
Trends
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Preterm delivery (PTD) complications are a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. We aimed to assess trends in PTD and small for gestational age (SGA) and whether trends varied between race-ethnic groups in South Carolina (SC). We utilized 2015-2021 SC vital records linked to hospitalization and emergency department records. PTD was defined as clinically estimated gestation less than (
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph21040465