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- The study aimed to explore the relationship between the COVID-19 lockdown in France and the rates of premature births at Nice University Hospital.
- Researchers analyzed data from 2017 to 2020 concerning neonates born at the hospital to see if there were changes in premature birth rates during the lockdown period.
- The findings indicated no significant change in premature births, low birth weight, or stillbirth rates during lockdown compared to non-lockdown periods, aligning with existing medical literature on the topic.
Article Abstract
Aim: To study the association between lockdown in France due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and premature births at the Nice University Hospital.
Methods: Data concerning neonates born at the level III maternity of the Nice University Hospital and immediately hospitalised in the neonatal reanimation unit or the neonatology department of the hospital with their mothers between the 1st of January 2017 and the 31st of December 2020, included.
Results: We did not find a significant decrease in the global number of premature births <37 weeks of gestation, in low weight at birth or a significant increase in stillbirths during lockdown compared to a period with no lockdown. The profiles of the mothers and their newborns were compared when birth occurred during lockdown vs. no lockdown.
Conclusion: We did not find any evidence of an association between lockdown and prematurity at the Nice University Hospital. This result is in agreement with meta-analyses published in the medical literature. The possible decrease in factors of risk of prematurity during lockdown is controversial.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10272615 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1201423 | DOI Listing |
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