December 7, 2020
Stillbirths During the COVID-19 Pandemic in England, April-June 2020
JAMA. 2021;325(1):86-87. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.21369
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Research Letter
Change in the Incidence of Stillbirth and Preterm Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Asma Khalil, MD; Peter von Dadelszen, PhD; Tim Draycott, MD; Austin Ugwumadu, PhD; Pat O’Brien, MBBCh, MRCOG, MFFP; Laura Magee, PhD
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Research Letter
Changes in Preterm Birth and Stillbirth at 2 Philadelphia Hospitals During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Sara C. Handley, MD, MSCE; Anne M. Mullin, BS; Michal A. Elovitz, MD; Kristin D. Gerson, MD, PhD; Diana Montoya-Williams, MD; Scott A. Lorch, MD, MSCE; Heather H. Burris, MD, MPH
Pregnant women have an increased risk of infectious diseases, including respiratory infections such as influenza,1 and are included on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) UK clinically vulnerable list.2 Little is known about the risk of COVID-19 to unborn children, with data limited to a case series of 3 stillbirth deliveries in pregnant women with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection3 and a single London hospital reporting a higher rate of stillbirth deliveries during the pandemic period compared with a prepandemic period.4 To provide more robust data, we used national and regional hospitalization data in England to assess the risk of stillbirths during the COVID-19 pandemic.