ArticleThe Lancet. Global health2021
Counting stillbirths and COVID 19-there has never been a more urgent time.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Preterm Birth and Perinatal Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2026Pooled it
- Stillbirth Among Patients With Diabetes in Pregnancy in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Grief Care Experiences of Midwives and Obstetric Nurses Following Stillbirth: A Phenomenological Study.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Patient-centred postpartum care provision: virtual delivery, tiered escalation, and tensions between efficiency, preference, and clinical concern.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Experiences of seeking and receiving maternity care during a health-system shock: a qualitative study with women and partners in the UK with a focus on marginalised groups.BMJ public health · 2026Article
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- Socioeconomic disparities in changes to preterm birth and stillbirth rates during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a study of 21 European countries.European journal of public health · 2024Article
- Changes in stillbirths and child and youth mortality in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.International journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- A consensus statement on perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- A Meta-Analysis of the Global Stillbirth Rates during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Regional differences in the utilisation of antenatal care and skilled birth attendant services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: an interrupted time series analysis.BMJ global health · 2023Article
- Ending preventable stillbirths and improving bereavement care: a scorecard for high- and upper-middle income countries.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- SARS-CoV-2 placentitis and severe pregnancy outcome after maternal infection: A Danish case series.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
- Changes in preterm birth and stillbirth during COVID-19 lockdowns in 26 countries.Nature human behaviour · 2023Article
- Mothers' and Midwives' Experiences of Maternal and Child Health Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Banggai, Indonesia: A Qualitative Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2023Article
- Stillbirth undercount in the sample registration system and national family health survey, India.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2023Review
- Improving maternal and newborn health and reducing stillbirths in the Western Pacific Region - current situation and the way forward.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Review
- Navigating uncertainty alone: A grounded theory analysis of women's psycho-social experiences of pregnancy and childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic in London.Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives · 2023Article
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24 authors.
Caroline S E HomerMaternal, Child and Adolescent Health, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia. Electronic address: caroline.homer@burnet.edu.au.
Susannah Hopkins LeisherInternational Stillbirth Alliance, Millburn, NJ, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; The Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Neelam AggarwalDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.
Joseph AkuzeMaternal, Adolescent, Reproductive, and Child Health Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Centre of Excellence, Department of Health Policy Planning and Management, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Delly BabonaSt Mary's Hospital Vunapope, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
Hannah BlencoweMaternal, Adolescent, Reproductive, and Child Health Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
John BolgnaModillon Hospital, Madang, Papua New Guinea.
Richard ChawanaFaculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; Biovac, Cape Town, South Africa.
Aliki ChristouSchool of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Miranda Davies-TuckThe Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Rakhi DandonaPublic Health Foundation of India, Gurugram, India; Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, WA, USA.
Sanne GordijnUniversity Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Adrienne GordonCentral Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Newborn Care, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Rafat JanAga Khan University School of Nursing & Midwifery, Karachi, Pakistan.
Fleurisca KortewegInternational Stillbirth Alliance, Millburn, NJ, USA; Martini Hospital Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Salome MaswimeSurgery Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Margaret M MurphyInternational Stillbirth Alliance, Millburn, NJ, USA; School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Pregnancy Loss Research Group, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Paula QuigleyTechnical Assistance to Strengthen Capabilities Project, London, UK; DAI Global Health, London, UK.
Claire StoreyInternational Stillbirth Alliance, Millburn, NJ, USA.
Lisa M VallelyKirby Institute, Wallace Wurth Building, UNSW Sydney, Syndney, NSW, Australia; Papua New Guinea Institute Medical Research, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Peter WaiswaMaternal, Newborn, and Child Health Centre of Excellence, Department of Health Policy Planning and Management, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Clare WhiteheadObstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Mercy Hospital For Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.
Jennifer ZeitlinObstetrical, Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Research Team, Center for Epidemiology and Statistics, Sorbonne University, Paris, France; INSERM UMR 1153, Paris, France; Maternité de Port-Royal, Paris, France.
Vicki FlenadyThe Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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